THE GREENVILLE -LAKE VILLAGE BRIDGE
A SHORT HISTORY
This is a 1940's postcard of the Greenville-Lake Village Bridge.
The back of the card reads,
"Greenville-Lake Village Bridge, 2 1/2 miles
long spans the Mississippi River on U. S.
Highway 82; was constructed at a cost of
$4,447,000 and opened for traffic October 5th
1940, is surrounded by the world's largest
cotton plantations, beautiful lakes and true
Southern hospitality."
The bridge is in the process of being replaced. A new five lane bridge
is under construction down river about 1 quarter of a mile. Here is a link to the informative
website on the new Greenville bridge.