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

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Overview

The Coosa River Bridge in Gadsden, AL is known as the Coosa River Memorial Bridge. The bridge is a memorial for WWI Veterans.

Photo taken by James McCray

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Civil War Memorial in Front of Bridge

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Oblique View

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Closeup of Arch Span

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Deck View

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Civil War Memorial Guards Bridge

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WWI Memorial Bridge Plaque

Photo taken by James McCray in January 2008

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Builder's Bridge Plaque

Photo taken by James McCray in January 2008

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Downstream (West) of Bridge

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Map

Vicinity map

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Facts

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Coosa River on Broad Street in Gadsden
Location: Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1927
Design: Arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 137.1 ft.
Total length: 1,350.1 ft.
Deck width: 26.9 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +34.00000, -86.00000 (decimal degrees)
34°00'00" N, 86°00'00" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: AL 406 (Alabama bridge number)
BH 10115 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2003): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 7.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2000): 16,100

Update Log

July 9, 2008: New photo from James McCray
January 31, 2008: New photos from James McCray

Sources

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

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