Byram Bridge

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Byram Bridge is a historic two-tower swinging suspension bridge over the Pearl River, connecting Hinds and Rankin counties in Mississippi. It sits near Old Byram and Florence Road by Frenchs Store. The bridge is about 360 feet long in total, with a central span of about 200 feet. It was built in 1905 by local merchants from Byram and Rankin County. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 23, 1979. In 1987 it was closed to vehicle traffic after being deemed unsafe, and in 2015 it was converted to a pedestrian footbridge. The site covers about 2 acres.