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CSX - Alabama River Bridge

Autauga County, Alabama, and Montgomery County, Alabama

Photos 

Taken from Hwy 31

Photo taken by Ben Tate in July 2011

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BH Photo #266969

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Vertical Lift Parker 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
Pin-connected, 13-panel Parker through truss vertical lift span with plate girder approaches
Dimensions
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)

Categories 

13-panel truss (16)
Alabama (1,012)
Alabama River (4)
Autauga County, Alabama (5)
CSX Railroad (1,763)
Girder (11,169)
Have street view (28,892)
Montgomery County, Alabama (21)
Movable (3,114)
Navigable waterway (2,204)
Open (40,968)
Owned by federal government (1,287)
 Parker through truss (1,406)
Parker truss (1,801)
Pin-connected (4,685)
Plate girder (8,724)
Railroad (16,454)
Through girder (4,189)
Through truss (16,737)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,991)
Tower Drive Vertical Lift (64)
Truss (35,407)
Vertical lift (428)

Update Log 

  • March 15, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added truss type & categories "13-panel truss", "Alabama River"
  • 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
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Comments 

CSX - Alabama River Bridge
Posted January 7, 2017, by Jerry L Brooks (jerrylbrooks [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Was definitely the Big Bayou Canot in 1993.

Amtrak's worst accident [47 lives lost, I believe].

CSX Alabama River Bridge
Posted May 2, 2016, by Tim Colquett (tcolquettjr [at] gmail [dot] com)

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.

CSX Alabama River Bridge
Posted April 27, 2016, by Ben Tate (benji5221 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

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

CSX Alabama River Bridge
Posted April 27, 2016, by Tim Colquett (tcolquettjr [at] gmail [dot] com)

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.