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Styx River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 30.518611,-87.462753

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Carries US 90 & AL-16 over Styx River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 816.0 Feet
Span Length: 34.1 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Styx River on US 90 & AL-16
History: Built 1949
Built: 1949

Location: Baldwin County

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Apalachee River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 30.672405,-87.952303

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Carries US 90, US 98 & AL-16 over Apalachee River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 1568.0 Feet
Span Length: 33.1 Feet

Overview: Lost Steel stringer bridge over Apalachee River on US 90, US 98 & AL-16
History: Built 1928; rehabilitated 1956
Built: 1928

Location: Baldwin County

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Blakely River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 30.667959,-87.925043

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Carries US 90 over Blakely River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 1369.2 Feet
Span Length: 33.1 Feet

Overview: Lost Steel stringer bridge over Blakely River on US 90
History: Built 1928; rehabilitated 1956
Built: 1928

Location: Baldwin County

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CSX - Mobile River Bridge (1927)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 30.836859,-87.945074

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Carries CSX Railroad over Mobile River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss swing
Total Length: 1042.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Mobile River on CSX Railroad
History: Built 1927, Replaced 2013
Built: 1927

Location: Baldwin County

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285253

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CSX - Tensaw River Bridge

Alabama

Photo taken by Douglas Butler

340557

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Replaced with a vertical lift bridge

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013

459887

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CSX - Mobile River Bridge (Old)

new lift towers in place

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459890

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CSX - Mobile River Bridge (Old)

looking east

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CSX - Big Briar Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 30.842308,-87.928565

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Carries CSX Railroad over Big Briar Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 270.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Big Briar Creek on CSX Railroad
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927

Location: Baldwin County

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CSX - Big Lizard Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 30.842958,-87.917426

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Carries CSX Railroad over Big Lizard Creek
Design: truss/through/polygonal/verticals
Design Details: Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals
Total Length: 270.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Big Lizard Creek on CSX Railroad
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927

Location: Baldwin County

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CSX - Tensaw River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 30.843142,-87.911997

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Carries CSX Railroad over Tensaw River
Design: truss/through/polygonal/verticals
Design Details: Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals
Total Length: 2171.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Tensaw River on CSX Railroad
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927

Location: Baldwin County

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340556

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Seaboard Coastline rail bridge

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013

473931

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CSX Bridge

Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in June 2020

473932

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Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in June 2020

473933

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CSX tenesaw Bridge bird’s eye view

Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in June 2020

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CSX - Mobile River Bridge (2013)

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 30.837158,-87.944819

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Carries CSX RR over Mobile River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss vertical lift
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 330.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss lift bridge over Mobile River on CSX RR
History: Built 2013
Built: 2013

Location: Baldwin County

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290110

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CSX - Mobile River Bridge

Alabama

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2013

315646

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CSX - Mobile River Bridge

Raised of boat and vessel marine traffic

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in February 2015

433267

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459885

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CSX - Mobile River Bridge

lift span being floated in place

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459886

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CSX Mobile River 2

swing bridge still in place

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459888

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CSX - Mobile River Bridge

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459889

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CSX - Mobile River Bridge

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475151

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Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in July 2020

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Shay Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 30.736716,-87.905960

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Carries Upper Shay Branch Rd over Shay Brabch
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Warren pony truss bridge over Shay Brabch on Upper Shay Branch Rd
History:
Built:

Location: Baldwin County

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314801

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Overview

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http://freetravelwithus.com/Alabama/SpanishFort/Blakeley/Blakeley_Page2.htm

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Nolte Creek Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 30.399642,-87.770092

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Carries Co Route 49 over Nolte Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Nolte Creek
History: Built 1921
Built: 1921

Location: Baldwin County

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Mobile Bay Ferry

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 30.232449,-88.015530

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Carries SR 193 at Dauphin Island on the west side with SR 180 at Mobile Point over Mobile Bay
Design: ferry
Design Details: Ferry crossing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Ferry across Mobile Bay on SR 193 at Dauphin Island on the west side with SR 180 at Mobile Point
History:
Built:

Location: Baldwin County

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352892

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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in May 2016

352893

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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in May 2016

352894

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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in May 2016

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State Route 59-Hall Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 31.052631,-87.837158

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Carries Sr 59 over Hall Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 207.0 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Hall Creek on Sr 59
History: Built 1946
Built: 1946

Location: Baldwin County

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Old Intracoastal Waterway Bridge

Status: Built 1940s replacing pontoon bridge; replaced by a new bridge in 1971

Location: 30.279324,-87.683114

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Carries Highway 59 over Portage Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Portage Creek on Highway 59
History:
Built:

Location: Baldwin County

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Jubliee Parkway

Status: Open to traffic
The adjacent George C. Wallace Tunnel is slated for demolition and replacement with a new cable-stayed bridge at some point in the next 10 years. Any impacts on the Jubilee Parkway are currently unclear

Location: 30.670125,-87.974607

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Carries Interstate 10 over Mobile Bay
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Twin-span concrete stringer causeway
Total Length: 39600.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Mobile Bay on Interstate 10
History: Built 1978
Built: 1978

Location: Baldwin County

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472414

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Jubilee Parkway

Aerial view

Photo taken by Miguel Ramos at Google Maps

472415

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Jubilee Parkway

View between the bridges

Photo taken by Brent Walker at Flickr and transferred to Wikimedia Commons

472416

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Jubilee Parkway

Interstate 10 shield on eastbound bridge

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472417

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Jubilee Parkway

Distant elevation

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472418

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Jubilee Parkway

Westbound crossing with downtown Mobile skyline visible

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472419

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Jubilee Parkway

View of eastbound bridge from westbound bridge during traffic jam. Downtown Mobile skyline in the distance

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475149

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Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in July 2020

475150

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Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in July 2020

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W.C. Holmes Memorial Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 30.279332,-87.686767

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Carries Alabama State Route 59 (Gulf Shores Parkway) over Portage Creek (Intracoastal Waterway)
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 1762.2 Feet
Span Length: 180.1 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Portage Creek (Intracoastal Waterway) on Alabama State Route 59 (Gulf Shores Parkway)
History: Built 1972
Built: 1972

Location: Baldwin County

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472420

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W.C. Holmes Memorial Bridge

Elevation

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472421

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W.C. Holmes Memorial Bridge

Elevation including northern approach spans from Homesport Marina

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472422

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W.C. Holmes Memorial Bridge

Distant elevation looking west

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W.C. Holmes Memorial Bridge

View under the bridge from the south bank

Photo taken by David Harris at Google Maps

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Perdido Bay Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 30.404930,-87.430840

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Carries U.S. Route 98 over Perdido Bay
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete box girder
Total Length: 2211.1 Feet
Span Length: 105.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over Perdido Bay on U.S. Route 98
History: Built 1981
Built: 1981

Location: Baldwin County

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472457

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Perdido Bay Bridge

Crossing the bridge

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472458

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Perdido Bay Bridge

View beside bridge from southeast quadrant

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472459

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Perdido Bay Bridge

Elevation looking northwest

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472460

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Perdido Bay Bridge

View beside bridge from east quadrant

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474458

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Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in June 2020

474459

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Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in June 2020

474460

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Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in June 2020

474461

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Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in June 2020

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Foley Beach Express Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 30.295082,-87.631552

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Carries Foley Beach Expressway over Portage Creek (Intracoastal Waterway)
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 1860.0 Feet
Span Length: 299.9 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Portage Creek (Intracoastal Waterway) on Foley Beach Expressway
History: Built 2000
Built: 2000

Location: Baldwin County

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472737

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Foley Beach Express Bridge

View under the bridge from the water

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Foley Beach Express Bridge

Distant elevation from the water

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472739

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Foley Beach Express Bridge

View of bridge from roadway that travels underneath northern approach

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472740

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Foley Beach Express Bridge

Elevation

Photo taken by Tim James Construction Inc.

472741

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Foley Beach Express Bridge

Aerial view looking south

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472742

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Foley Beach Express Bridge

Birds-eye elevation looking west

Photo taken Volkert Construction Inc.

472743

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Foley Beach Express Bridge

Birds-eye view looking across bridge facing north, with toll plaza visible

Photo taken by Volkert Construction Inc.

472744

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Foley Beach Express Bridge

Birds-eye elevation looking east

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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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