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CR 1128 Sportsman Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 32.545561,-88.078518

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Carries CR 1128 over Unnamed creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 50.9 Feet
Span Length: 50.9 Feet

Overview: Warren pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on CR 1128 in Belmont
History: Built 1938; rehabilitated 1954
Built: 1938

Location: Sumter County

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154843

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Sportsman Road Bridge

Photo taken by Jared Rainer, Brandon Chumley, and Preston Cooper in April 2009

154844

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Sportsman Road Bridge

Photo taken by Jared Rainer, Brandon Chumley, and Preston Cooper in April 2009

154845

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Sportsman Road Bridge

Photo taken by Jared Rainer, Brandon Chumley, and Preston Cooper in April 2009

154846

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Sportsman Road Bridge

Photo taken by Jared Rainer, Brandon Chumley, and Preston Cooper in April 2009

154847

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Sportsman Road Bridge

Photo taken by Jared Rainer, Brandon Chumley, and Preston Cooper in April 2009

154848

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Sportsman Road Bridge

Photo taken by Jared Rainer, Brandon Chumley, and Preston Cooper in April 2009

154849

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Sportsman Road Bridge

Photo taken by Jared Rainer, Brandon Chumley, and Preston Cooper in April 2009

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Sucarnochee River Bridge

Status: Derelict with one approach collapsed, Closed to all traffic

Location: 32.611858,-88.348783

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Carries CR 1065 Payneville Millville Road over Sucarnochee River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 193.9 Feet
Span Length: 89.9 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Sucarnochee River on CR 1065 Payneville - Millville Road
History: Built 1912
Built: 1912

Location: Sumter County

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154841

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PAYNEVILLE BRIDGE

Photo taken by Jared Rainer in 2001

154842

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PAYNEVILLE BRIDGE

Photo taken by Jared Rainer in 2001

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Whiskey Road Bridge

Status: Closed to all traffic
Closed to all traffic in 2005 with dirt barricades

Location: 32.620094,-88.371239

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Carries Whiskey Road (also called Fred Dial Road) over Sucarnochee River
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 236.9 Feet
Span Length: 37.1 Feet

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Sucarnochee River on Whiskey Road (also called Fred Dial Road)
History:
Built:

Location: Sumter County

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154851

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Whiskey Road Bridge

Warning sign that a one lane bridge is just around the bend

Photo taken by Jared Rainer

154852

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Whiskey Road Bridge

Deck view

Photo taken by Jared Rainer

154853

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Whiskey Road Bridge

a view of the entire bridge (I had to climb through the undergrowth (containing briars) to get this photo)

Photo taken by Jared Rainer

154854

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Whiskey Road Bridge

Approaching the bridge...do you feel lucky today?

Photo taken by Jared Rainer

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Alamuchee-Bellamy Covered Bridge 01-60-01

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 32.593728,-88.185825

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Carries a pedestrian walkway over a duck pond
Design: truss/through/lattice
Design Details: Lattice through truss
Total Length: 88.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lattice through truss bridge over a duck pond on a pedestrian walkway
History: See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamuchee-Bellamy_Covered_Bridge for a detailed history
Built: 1861

Location: Sumter County

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255273

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Overview

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AlamucheeCB.jpg

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Southern - Tombigbee River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 32.696329,-88.115598

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Carries Southern Railroad over Tombigbee River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss vertical ift
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Tombigbee River on Southern Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Sumter County

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259192

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Alabama, Sumter Co., Epes Railroad Bridge Just Off U.S. 11, N Of Epes Copy Of Photo By Jack Donnell, Columbus, Ms. 1922. Picture Of Earlier Bridge: Turn Span And Fixed Spans. Ala. Great Southern Rr. Sarcone Photography, Columbus, Ms. Sep 1978

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

259193

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Alabama, Sumter Co., Epes Railroad Bridge Just N Of U.S. 11, N Of Epes Southern Rr. Lift Span, From Sw. Sarcone Photography, Columbus, Ms. Sep 1978

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

259194

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Alabama, Sumter Co., Epes Railroad Bridge Just N Of U.S. 11 N Of Epes Southern Rr. Lift Span, View From S Approach. Sarcone Photography, Columbus, Ms. Sep 1978

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

259195

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Alabama, Sumter Co., Epes Railroad Bridge Just N Of U.S. 11 Of Epes Wouthern Rr. Lift Span, Wide=Angle View From Sw. Bank. Sarcone Photography, Columbus, Ms. Sep 1978

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

259196

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Alabama, Sumter Co., Epes Railroad Bridge Just N Of U.S. 11 N Of Epes Southern Rr. Lift Span, S Tower. Sarcone Photography, Columbus, Ms. Sep 1978

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

259197

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Alabama, Sumter Co., Epes Railroad Bridge Just N Of U.S. 11 N Of Epes Southern Rr. Lift Span, Wide Angle Side View From Se. Sarcone Photography, Columbus, Ms. Sep 1978

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

259198

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Alabama, Sumter Co., Epes Railroad Bridge Southern Rr At Epes Alabama Great Southern Rr Bridge. View From S. Copy Of Photo Taken In 1922 By Jack Donnell, Columbus, Ms. Sarcone Photography, Columbus, Ms., Sep 1978

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

337703

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Photo taken by Douglas Butler

396636

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Towers and counterweight removed

Photo taken by Douglas Butler

396779

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Converted to a lift bridge then later towers and counterweight removed

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in July 2017

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US11 Tombigbee River Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 32.694511,-88.114552

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Carries US Hwy 11 over Tombigbee River
Design: truss/through/polygonal
Design Details: Polygonal Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Tombigbee River on US Hwy 11
History:
Built:

Location: Sumter County

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259199

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Alabama, Sumter Co., Epes Highway Bridge U.S. 11 N Of Epes Gorgas Bridge From Nw. Sarcone Photography, Columbus, Ms. Sep 1978

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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SOU - Sucarnoochee River Bridge

Status: Abandoned

Location: 32.486169,-88.162853

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Carries Southern RR over Sucarnoochee River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Six panel warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned warren through truss bridge over Sucarnoochee River on Southern RR
History:
Built:

Location: Sumter County

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Caney Creek Bridge

Status: Appears abandoned

Location: 32.820922,-88.257606

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Carries rural road over Caney Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Caney Creek on rural road
History:
Built:

Location: Sumter County

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Tutwiler Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 32.825364,-88.156125

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Carries SR 39 over Tombigbee River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Tombigbee River on SR 39
History:
Built:

Location: Sumter County

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484898

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Tutwiler Bridge

HAER Photo by Michael G. Shogren

484899

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Tutwiler Bridge

HAER Photo by Michael G. Shogren

484900

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Tutwiler Bridge

HAER Photo by Michael G. Shogren

484901

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Tutwiler Bridge

HAER Photo by Michael G. Shogren


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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