Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Coosa River Bridge

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Overview

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Deck View (Northern End of Bridge)

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Looking North

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Deck View (Southern End of Bridge)

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Oblique View (Northeastern Angle)

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Closeup of Trusses

Note that the northern truss is a swing span.

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Inside the Trusses

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Truss Detail Looking Northward

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Approach Railing Detail

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Bridge Plaque

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Map

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Coosa River on AL 77 in Southside
Location: Etowah County, Alabama
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1939
Design: Warren through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 202.1 ft.
Total length: 868.2 ft.
Deck width: 19.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.5 ft.
Also called: Gilbert's Ferry Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +33.93333, -86.01667 (decimal degrees)
33°55'60" N, 86°01'00" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: AL 2035 (Alabama bridge number)
BH 10083 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2005): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 56.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 11,850

Update Log

July 9, 2008: New photos from James McCray

Sources

James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com

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