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Alabama River Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 32.113333,-87.398333

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Carries Ala 28 * over Alabama River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 3201.3 Feet
Span Length: 160.1 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Alabama River on Ala 28 *
History: Built 1930; rehabilitated 1966
Built: 1930

Location: Wilcox County

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Cedar Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 31.995357,-86.897325

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Carries S.R. 21 * over Cedar Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 300.9 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Cedar Creek on S.R. 21 *
History: Built 1939
Built: 1939

Location: Wilcox County

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AGR - Alabama River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 31.926026,-87.487222

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Carries Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway over Alabama River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 584.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Warren through truss bridge over Alabama River on Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915

Location: Wilcox County

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340203

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Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2014

290516

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AGR - Alabama River Bridge

Alabama

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in August 2014

434506

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Photo Taken By Tom & Glenda

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Camden-Gee's Bend Cable Ferry

Status: Replaced by a new ferry

Location: 32.053273,-87.311746

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Carries over Majors Creek
Design: ferry
Design Details: Cable ferry crossing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Ferry across Majors Creek
History:
Built:

Location: Wilcox County

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315056

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Marion Post Wolcott - Old cable ferry between Camden and Gees Bend, Alabama

Old cable ferry between Camden and Gees Bend, Alabama, taken by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration.

Marion Post Wolcott - Farm Security Administration

315057

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Old cable ferry between Camden and Gees Bend, Alabama

Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection, LC-USF33- 030356-M3 [P&P]

315072

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Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection, LC-USF33- 030356-M3 [P&P]

315073

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Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection, LC-USF34- 051503-D [P&P]

315074

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Project mamager's truck coming across on ferry from Camden to Gees Bend, Alabama

Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection, LC-USF33- 030357-M1 [P&P]

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Gee's Bend Ferry (2006)

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 32.051305,-87.309679

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Carries Gee's Bend Ferry over Alabama River
Design: ferry
Design Details: Ferry crossing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Ferry across Alabama River on Gee's Bend Ferry
History: New ferry service as of Sept. 18, 2006; previous ferry had been stopped in 1962.
Built: 2006

Location: Wilcox County

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484302

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Gee's Bend Ferry (2010)

Gee's Bend, 2010.

Photo from George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

484303

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Aerial view of new Gee's Bend Ferry at Camden Landing

Aerial view of new Gee's Bend Ferry at Camden Landing.

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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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