Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.691607,-88.035128
Carries U.S. 98, Business U.S. 90 over Mobile River
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel 40 feet below the Mobile Bay ship channel, features a flood door at eastern entrance
Total Length: 3389.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Single two-lane tunnel under Mobile River on US 98 (old U.S. 90) in Mobile
History: Built 1940
Built: 1938 -42
Location: Mobile County
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168280
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168281
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168282
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168283
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168284
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168285
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168286
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168287
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168288
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168299
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168300
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168301
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
229233
East Entrance
Photo taken by David Backlin in March 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.405567,-88.247890
Carries AL 188 over Bayou La Batre
Design: other
Design Details: Vertical lift
Total Length: 246.1 Feet
Span Length: 104.0 Feet
Overview: Vertical lift bridge over Bayou La Batre on AL 188 in Grand Bay
History: Built 1984
Built: 1984
Location: Mobile County
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233579
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233580
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233581
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233582
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233583
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233584
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233585
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233586
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233587
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233588
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233589
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233590
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233591
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233592
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233593
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233594
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233595
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233596
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233597
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233598
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233599
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233600
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233601
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233602
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233603
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233604
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233605
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233606
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233607
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233608
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233609
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233610
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233611
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233612
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233613
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233614
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233616
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233617
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
233618
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2012
263627
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.689940,-88.035365
Carries I-10 over Mobile River
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 3000.1 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Dual four-lane tunnel under Mobile River on I-10 in Mobile
History: Built 1973
Built: 1973
Location: Mobile County
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168306
Probably the best hidden tunnel in the country. Pictures of it are extremely rare.
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168307
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168308
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168309
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
169436
West Portal
Photo taken by Nathan Morton in July 2010
229234
West Approach
Photo taken by David Backlin in March 2012
229235
West Entrance
Photo taken by David Backlin in March 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.817033,-87.993429
Carries CSX Railroad over Big Bayou Canot
Design: truss/through/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren through-truss main span, with a plate girder approach span
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Warren through truss bridge over Big Bayou Canot on single railroad track
History: Non-truss spans built in 1993 as a replacement for swing bridge destroyed in barge collision/train derailment
Built:
Location: Mobile County
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290813
1993 Sunset Limited Wreck
Photo taken by NTSB
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.733209,-88.042106
Carries U.S. 90 and U.S. 98 Truck Route over Mobile River
Design: suspension/stayed
Design Details: Three span, cable stayed suspension bridge
Total Length: 7291.0 Feet
Span Length: 781.0 Feet
Overview: 3-span cable-stayed suspension bridge over Mobile River on U.S. 90 and U.S. 98 Truck Route
History: Built 1991; Named after the Cochrane Bridge, which it replaced, and the former Africatown Community it reached on the western shore
Built: 1991
Location: Mobile County
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168252
This bridge was built to provide a bridge alternative to the two highway tunnels underneath the Mobile River, and to also provide above-ground passage for hazardous materials that are prohibited from using the tunnels.
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168253
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168254
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168255
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168256
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168257
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168258
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168259
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168261
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168262
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168263
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168264
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168265
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168266
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168267
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168268
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168269
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168276
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
168277
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010
169489
View of Mobile from main span
Photo taken by Nathan Morton in July 2010
318071
Cochrane Africatown Bridge pano1
Looking NE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318072
Cochrane Africatown Bridge pano2
Looking South
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318073
Cochrane-Africatown Bridge
Looking East at west tower
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318074
Cochrane-Africatown Bridge
Looking East
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318075
Cochrane-Africatown Bridge
Looking East at east tower
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318076
Cochrane-Africatown Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318077
Cochrane-Africatown Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318078
Cochrane-Africatown Bridge
East tower
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318079
Cochrane-Africatown Bridge
Looking West
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318080
Cochrane-Africatown Bridge
Looking at eastern approach
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318081
Cochrane-Africatown Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318082
Cochrane-Africatown Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318083
Cochrane-Africatown Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
474464
Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in June 2020
474465
Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in June 2020
474466
Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in June 2020
474467
Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in June 2020
474468
Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in June 2020
474475
Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in June 2020
474476
Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in June 2020
474477
Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in June 2020
474901
Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in June 2020
474902
Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in June 2020
474903
Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in June 2020
474930
Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in June 2020
474931
Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in June 2020
474932
Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in June 2020
475144
Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in June 2020
475145
Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in June 2020
475146
Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in June 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.914122,-87.963657
Carries I-65 over Mobile River
Design: arch/through/steel
Design Details: Steel through arch
Total Length: 32100.0 Feet
Span Length: 799.9 Feet
Overview: Through arch bridge over Mobile River on I-65
History: Built 1978
Built: 1980
Location: Mobile County
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169437
West Approach
Photo taken by Nathan Morton in July 2010
318229
General W.K. Wilson, Jr. Bridge
North bound
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318230
General W.K. Wilson, Jr. Bridge
North bound
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318231
General W.K. Wilson, Jr. Bridge
North bound
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318232
General W.K. Wilson, Jr. Bridge
North bound
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318233
General W.K. Wilson, Jr. Bridge
North bound
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318234
General W.K. Wilson, Jr. Bridge
North bound
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318235
General W.K. Wilson, Jr. Bridge
North bound approaching Middle River spans
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318236
General W.K. Wilson, Jr. Bridge
North bound Middle River spans
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
474462
Photo taken by Kathryn Weigel in June 2020
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 30.683333,-88.010000
Carries US Hwy. 90 * over Tensaw Spanish River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss (5 spans) with stringer approaches
Total Length: 1402.0 Feet
Span Length: 202.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridge over Tensaw Spanish River on US Hwy. 90 *
History: Built 1927, demolished and replaced in 1995
Built: 1927
Location: Mobile County
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233638
Aerial View Of Tensaw River Bridge In Local Context, Facing East, Photograph Taken From Roof Of First Bank Of Mobile Building
Photo taken by Daniel R. Pratt for the Historic American Engineering Record
233639
View Of Tensaw River Bridge, Looking Northeast. Photograph Taken From Observation Deck Of Battleship Uss Alabama
Photo taken by Daniel R. Pratt for the Historic American Engineering Record
233640
View Of Tensaw River Bridge, Looking Northeast. Photograph Taken From Observation Deck Of Battleship Uss Alabama
Photo taken by Daniel R. Pratt for the Historic American Engineering Record
233641
View Of West Approach Trestle And Spans No.1 And No. 2 Of Tensaw River Bridge, Looking North
Photo taken by Daniel R. Pratt for the Historic American Engineering Record
233642
View Of Spans No. 2, No. 3, And No. 4 Of Tensaw River Bridge, Looking North
Photo taken by Daniel R. Pratt for the Historic American Engineering Record
233643
View Of Eastern Approach Trestle And Spans No. 4 And No. 5 Of Tensaw River Bridge, Looking North
Photo taken by Daniel R. Pratt for the Historic American Engineering Record
233644
View Of Western Elevation Of Span No. 1, Western Approach Of Tensaw River Bridge, Looking East
Photo taken by Daniel R. Pratt for the Historic American Engineering Record
233645
View Of Western Elevation Of Span No. 1, Western Approach Of Tensaw River Bridge, Looking East
Photo taken by Daniel R. Pratt for the Historic American Engineering Record
233646
View Of Central Lift Span Truss Web Of Tensaw River Bridge, Showing Support Girders For Life House, Looking East
Photo taken by Daniel R. Pratt for the Historic American Engineering Record
233647
View Of Central Lift Span Truss Web Of Tensaw River Bridge, Showing Web Bracing, Looking East
Photo taken by Daniel R. Pratt for the Historic American Engineering Record
233648
View Of West End Of Central Lift Span Truss Web Of Tensaw River Bridge, Showing Web Brace Of Lift Girder Superstructure, Looking West
Photo taken by Daniel R. Pratt for the Historic American Engineering Record
233649
View Of West End Of Central Lift Span Truss Web Of Tensaw River Bridge, Showing Operator's Ladder And Platform, Diagonals And Posts, Looking Southwest
Photo taken by Daniel R. Pratt for the Historic American Engineering Record
233650
View Of Typical First Or Second Diagonal Of Tensaw River Bridge, Looking Southwest
Photo taken by Daniel R. Pratt for the Historic American Engineering Record
233651
View Of Typical Third Diagonal Of Tensaw River Bridge,Looking Southwest
Photo taken by Daniel R. Pratt for the Historic American Engineering Record
233652
View Of Typical Post Of Tensaw River Bridge, Looking Southwest
Photo taken by Daniel R. Pratt for the Historic American Engineering Record
233653
View Of Lifting Girder And Tower Support Superstructure On Tensaw River Bridge, Looking North West. Showing Rope Connectors And Welding Cut From Tower Removal
Photo taken by Daniel R. Pratt for the Historic American Engineering Record
233654
View Of Lifting Girder And Tower Support Superstructure On Tensaw River Bridge Truss No. 2, Looking Northwest. Showing Rope Connectors And Deflector Sheaves
Photo taken by Daniel R. Pratt for the Historic American Engineering Record
233655
View Of Riveted Joint On Tower Support Superstructure Of Tensaw River Bridge Truss No. 2, Looking Northeast, Showing Deflector Sheaves, Roller And Complex Joint Construction
Photo taken by Daniel R. Pratt for the Historic American Engineering Record
233656
View Of Riveted Joint On Tower Support Superstructure Of Tensaw River Bridge Truss No. 2, Looking Southwest, Showing Deflector Sheaves, Roller And Complex Joint Construction
Photo taken by Daniel R. Pratt for the Historic American Engineering Record
233657
View Of Riveted Joint Of Typical End Post And First Polygonal Upper Chord On Tensaw River Bridge, Looking Northeast
Photo taken by Daniel R. Pratt for the Historic American Engineering Record
233658
View Of Reveted Joint Of Typical Post And Polygonal Upper Chord Of Tensaw River Bridge, Looking Northeast
Photo taken by Daniel R. Pratt for the Historic American Engineering Record
233659
View Of Typical Top Central Sway Bracing On Tensaw River Bridge, Looking Straight Up
Photo taken by Daniel R. Pratt for the Historic American Engineering Record
Status: Open
Location: 30.648300,-88.075349
Carries Michigan Ave. over CSX RR
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 224.1 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over CSX RR on Michigan Ave.
History: Built 1941
Built: 1941
Location: Mobile County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 30.691461,-88.039010
Carries Pedestrian Bridge over Water Street
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 306.4 Feet
Span Length: 131.2 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Water Street on Pedestrian Bridge
History: Built 1991
Built: 1991
Location: Mobile County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 30.733283,-88.042020
Carries US-90, AL-16 over Mobile River
Design: truss
Design Details: Vertical lift truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost vertical lift truss bridge over Mobile River on US-90, AL-16
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927
Location: Mobile County
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246849
Mobile Bay Magazine
246850
University of South Alabama
246851
Walter Beckham
246852
Mobile Bay Magazine
261731
Cochrane Bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
261732
Cochrane Bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
452891
Cochrane Bridge
Alabama Department of Archives & History
452892
Cochrane Bridge
Alabama Department of Archives & History
Status: No longer exists
Location: 30.824370,-88.067244
Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Sara Bayou
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Girder bridge over Sara Bayou on Norfolk Southern Railway
History: Built 1927 Relocated to Mobile crossing the Three Mile Creek
Built: 1927
Location: Mobile County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.782142,-88.072050
Carries Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway over Chickasaw Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Chickasaw Creek on Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Mobile County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.723262,-88.043763
Carries CG Railway/Ferrosur over Gulf of Mexico
Design: ferry
Design Details: Ferry crossing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Ferry across Gulf of Mexico on CG Railway/Ferrosur
History: Built 2000, US port moved to New Orleans in 2004, port returned to Mobile in 2006 post-Katrina
Built: 2000
Location: Mobile County
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285959
MV Bali Sea
Photo taken by JoManel
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.725713,-88.053441
Carries Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks over Three Mile Creek
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss bascule
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Warren through truss bridge over Three Mile Creek on Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks
History: Built 1981 (According to a ASPA PDF which references "1981 Design Plans")
Built: 1981
Location: Mobile County
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285962
TASD - Three Mile Creek Bridge
Closed for traffic
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
285963
TASD - Three Mile Creek Bridge
Raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
319571
TASD Three Mile Creek Bacule Bridge pano
Looking West
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319572
TASD Three Mile Creek Bacule Bridge pano2
Looking NW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley
319573
TASD - Three Mile Creek Bascule Bridge
Looking NW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319574
TASD - Three Mile Creek Bascule Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319575
TASD - Three Mile Creek Bascule Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319576
TASD - Three Mile Creek Bascule Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319577
TASD - Three Mile Creek Bascule Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319578
TASD - Three Mile Creek Bascule Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319579
TASD - Three Mile Creek Bascule Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319580
TASD - Three Mile Creek Bascule Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319581
TASD - Three Mile Creek Bascule Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319582
TASD - Three Mile Creek Bascule Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319583
TASD - Three Mile Creek Bascule Bridge
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
319584
TASD - Three Mile Creek Bascule Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
344324
TASD - Three Mile Creek Bascule Bridge
Raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2015
439410
Raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2018
439411
Lowered for train traffic
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2018
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 30.564852,-88.088090
Carries AL163 over Dog River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 467.9 Feet
Span Length: 90.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Dog River on AL163
History: Built 1930;Replaced 1995
Built: 1930
Location: Mobile County
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285964
Dog River Drawbridge
Bridge replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
480004
Photo taken by Vincent George
480005
Photo taken by Vincent George
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.726284,-88.048335
Carries CSX Railroad over Three Mile Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Three Mile Creek on CSX Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Mobile County
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285960
CSX - Three Mile Creek Bridge
Mobile AL
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
318200
CSX Three Mile Creek Bridge
Looking West
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.738202,-88.044391
Carries CSX Railroad over Chickasaw Creek Channel
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Chickasaw Creek Channel on CSX Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Mobile County
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285961
Chickasawbogue railroad bridge
AL
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
318170
CSX - Chicksaw Creek Channel Drawbridge
Looking NW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318171
CSX - Chicksaw Creek Channel Drawbridge
Looking NW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318172
CSX - Chicksaw Creek Channel Drawbridge
Looking NW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318173
CSX - Chicksaw Creek Channel Drawbridge
Looking NW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318174
CSX - Chicksaw Creek Channel Drawbridge
Looking NW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
318175
CSX - Chicksaw Creek Channel Drawbridge
Looking NW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015
Status: Destroyed by Hurricane Frederic
Location: 30.289218,-88.128537
Carries AL 193 over Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Pass aux Herons)
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss vertical lift
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Warren through truss vertical lift over the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Pass aux Herons) on AL 193
History: Built 1955; Destroyed 1979 by Hurricane Frederic
Built: 1955
Location: Mobile County
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289544
Dauplin Island Causeway Bridge
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
333814
Aftermath of Hurricane Frederic
Photo provided by the Center for Naval Analyses
333815
Aftermath of Hurricane Frederic
Photo provied by the US Army Corps of Engineers
459080
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2019
473642
Dauphin island bridge
Looking from Cedar Point
Photo taken by Fred Wheeler in June 2020
473643
Dauphin island bridge2
Fishing along the main span
Photo taken by Fred Wheeler in June 2020
473644
Dauphin island bridge3
Taken from little Dauphin Island
Photo taken by Fred Wheeler in June 2020
473645
Dauphin island bridge4
Arial view of Dauphin Island bridge over intercoastal watrway
Photo taken by Fred Wheeler in June 2020
473646
Dauphin island bridge5
Areial view showing connections between islands
Photo taken by Fred Wheeler in June 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.659863,-88.058537
Carries Louisville & Nashville RR/CSX over BROAD STREET
Design: girder/pony
Design Details: Pony/through girder with flooring system
Total Length: 234.9 Feet
Span Length: 129.9 Feet
Overview: 1921 Pony plate girder Bridge
History:
Built: 1921
Location: Mobile County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 30.803340,-88.015122
Carries CSX Railroad over Bayou Sara
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Bayou Sara on CSX Railroad
History: Replaced 2018
Built:
Location: Mobile County
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341161
CSX - Sara Bayou Bridge
Far view
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2013
341159
CSX - Sara Bayou Bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
341162
CSX - Sara Bayou Bridge
Trains passing through
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013
460194
Photo taken by Flickr
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 30.405886,-88.248085
Carries Route 188 over La Batre Bayou
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder bascule
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over La Batre Bayou on Route 188
History: Built 1929; Replaced 1984
Built: 1929
Location: Mobile County
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410405
La Batre Bayou Bridge
Replaced with a lift bridge in 1984
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2017
410354
Photo Provided by Fred Wheeler
472924
Bayou La Batre bridge looking down the bayou
picture of original bridge looking down the bayou from north shore
Photo taken by Mary Helen Hawes Derryberry
472925
Bayou La Batre Bridge looking north
Looking north along SR 188 from boat launch next to the bridge.
Photo taken by Mary Helen Hawes Derryberry
472926
Bayou La Batre Bridge looking up the bayou
Looking up the bayou from St. Margarets Church
Photo taken by Mary Helen Hawes Derryberry
472927
Bayou La Batre bridge looking down the bayou
Photo taken by Mary Helen Hawes Derryberry
472928
Bayou La Batre Bridge looking north
Photo taken by Mary Helen Hawes Derryberry
472929
Bayou La Batre Bridge looking up the bayou
Photo taken by Mary Helen Hawes Derryberry
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.462711,-88.155861
Carries Fowl River Road over Fowl River
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 227.4 Feet
Span Length: 32.5 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Fowl River on Fowl River Road
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928
Location: Mobile County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.803295,-88.014830
Carries CSX Railroad over Sara Bayou
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Sara Bayou
History:
Built: 2015
Location: Mobile County
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459882
Photo taken by Pixabay
460533
CSX - Sara Bayou Bridge (New)
In operation
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2019
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 30.296334,-88.132439
Carries Alabama State Route 193 (AL Coastal Connection) over Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete segmental box girder
Total Length: 17814.0 Feet
Span Length: 400.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete segmental box girder bridge over Gulf Intracoastal Waterway on Alabama State Route 193 (AL Coastal Connection)
History: Built 1982 to replace previous bridge destroyed by hurricane
Built: 1982
Location: Mobile County
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New Dauphin Island Bridge
Crossing the bridge northbound, approaching high-rise spans
Photo taken by Flickr user formulanone and transfered to Wikimedia Commons
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New Dauphin Island Bridge
Northbound crossing descending from high-rise spans approaching curve near northern terminus
Photo taken by Flickr user formulanone and transferred to Wikimedia Commons
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New Dauphin Island Bridge
Elevation
Photo taken by Chris Lum at Google Maps
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New Dauphin Island Bridge
Distant twilight elevation
Photo taken by David Bryant at Google Maps
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New Dauphin Island Bridge
Southbound view at crown of bridge (peak height), preparing to descend to Dauphin Island
Photo taken by Rian Castillo at Flickr and transferred to Wikimedia Commons
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New Dauphin Island Bridge
Distant elevation from northern causeway approach
Photo taken by Jefferey Reed at Wikimedia Commons
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 30.725713,-88.053441
Carries Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks over Three Mile Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Three Mile Creek on Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks
History: Replaced 1981
Built:
Location: Mobile County
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Photo taken by Charlie Baumhauer
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Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013
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.
