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Bibb Graves Bridge Overview

The Coosa River Bridge in Wetumpka, AL is known as the Bibb Graves Bridge. The bridge is a beautiful five span Rainbow Arch bridge. An interesting fact about this bridge is that several scenes of the movie "Big Fish" were filmed here.

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Bridge from the Western Side

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Bridge from the North

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Closeup of an Arch Span

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Underneath the Bridge

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View of the Arches from the Eastern Side

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Deck View

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Historic Plaque

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Reverse Side of Historic Plaque

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Overview
Rainbow arch bridge over Coosa River on AL 111 in Wetumpka
Location
Elmore County, Alabama
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1931
Design
Concrete through arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 140.1 ft.
Total length: 787.1 ft.
Deck width: 26.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+32.53333, -86.20000   (decimal degrees)
32°31'60" N, 86°12'00" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
AL 928 (Alabama bridge number)
BH 10111 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2006)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 42.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
8,380

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Alabama (189)
Arch (7,553)
Built 1931 (412)
Built during 1930s (5,130)
Coosa River (3)
Elmore County, Alabama (2)
Functionally obsolete (5,063)
Open (21,591)
Owned by state (6,524)
Rainbow arch (138)
Span length 125-175 feet (1,989)
Total length 500-1000 feet (996)

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