CSX - Alabama River Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Alabama River on CSX Railroad
- Location
- Autauga County, Alabama, and Montgomery County, Alabama
- Status
- Open to traffic
- Railroad
- - CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Design
- Through truss
- Dimensions
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Total length: 1,795.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +32.40761, -86.41642 (decimal degrees)
32°24'27" N, 86°24'59" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/554877/3585767 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Prattville
- Inventory number
- BH 58085 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- September 23, 2013: New photo from Douglas Butler
- September 21, 2013: New photos from Ben Tate
- September 20, 2013: Updated by J.P.: Added categories "CSX Railroad", "Pin-connected", "Navigable waterway", "Railroad"
Sources
- J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Ben Tate - benji5221 [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Douglas Butler
Comments
I don't believe that it's Big Bayou Canot. I've heard stories of this indecent happening but, I cannot find any records to validate them. It would explain what appears to be a support for a swing.
Are you sure you're not thinking of this bridge.
http://bridgehunter.com/al/mobile/csxt-big-bayou-canot/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJMOghxT0AE&feature=youtu.be
It would appear this bridge was originally a swing span, the three southern supports being part of the original swing (center support of the three being the pivot). Apparently, in the 70's or 80's, part of a load either hit the bridge or the span was weak and the train derailed, fell off the swing span and into the river. The accident rendered the swing scrap and a new deck was built over the old swing supports and a new lift installed (the current lift in place). I cannot find any information on this, any insight would be appreciated.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/al/autauga/bh58085/
Was definitely the Big Bayou Canot in 1993.
Amtrak's worst accident [47 lives lost, I believe].