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Holmes Street


Abandoned NC&STL Railway
Route Between Memphis, Jackson & Bruceton

Holmes Street - Milepost ONI 223.0


Holmes Street bridge looking west. The trestle across Cypress
Creek about 1,235 feet west of Holmes Street was burned by
arson. Arson blamed the entire 13.34 miles Cordova Branch
became out of service since March 1, 2001.


Holmes Street bridge looking east. The kudzu is growing
everywhere on this former main line.

See the public recorded deed of legal description included the engineering plan & profile (Book 6015, Page 468) across Cypress Creek as recorded in the Shelby County Register's Office, Tennessee.


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1913 NC&STL track diagram (updated circa 1930's). See legend for the abbreviations and symbols.


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Topo map of Alta on July 1, 1993 by TerraServer-USA.

This webpage designed by Eric C. Fleet. If you have materials that you would like to contribute, contact me at ericfleet@ncstl.com.

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