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Crazy Bridge

Blount County, Alabama
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Overview
Steel stringer bridge over Locust Fork Warriorriver on an old alignment of Us 231
Location
Blount County, Alabama
Status
Closed and fenced off to the public
History
Built 1939
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 414.1 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.02367, -86.57336   (decimal degrees)
34°01'25" N, 86°34'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/539388/3764861 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Blountsville
Inventory numbers
AL 2023 (Alabama bridge number)
BH 49881 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2000)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 3.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1997)
7,650

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Alabama (554)
Beam (6,667)
Blount County, Alabama (20)
Built 1939 (527)
Built during 1930s (8,799)
Closed (2,133)
Continuous (1,045)
 Have street view (12,871)
Owned by state (10,151)
Span length 50-75 feet (7,202)
Steel stringer (2,674)
Structurally deficient (16,931)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,499)

Update Log 

  • October 22, 2011: Added by James McCray

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  • James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
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Crazy Bridge
Posted October 23, 2011, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Was wondering about that myself K.A.

Thought perhaps there was an old asylum located nearby or something...

Crazy Bridge
Posted October 23, 2011, by James McCray (jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com)

The bridge is called "Crazy Bridge" by locals because it gives the illusion that it is sagging in the middle and seems "crazy" for one to cross when in reality the bridge is not sagging out of lack of proper foundations but is built to fit the contour of the hills that it located between.

Crazy Bridge
Posted October 22, 2011, by K. A. Erickson

What exactly is "crazy" about this bridge? Is it a nickname or is it crazy that it is fenced off to the public and perhaps privately owned? I have seen lots of the latter. It is not that uncommon.