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Boiling Spring Road Bridge

Calhoun County, Alabama
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Photo taken by marty mccary in July 2011

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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Choccolocco Creek on Boiling Spring Road in Choccolocco
Location
Calhoun County, Alabama
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1930
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 106.0 ft.
Total length: 170.9 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+33.60000, -85.78333   (decimal degrees)
33°36'00" N, 85°46'60" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/612883/3718469 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Oxford
Inventory numbers
AL 817 (Alabama bridge number)
BH 10082 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2000)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 2.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1993)
1,200

Categories 

Alabama (498)
Built 1930 (1,238)
Built during 1930s (8,551)
Calhoun County, Alabama (13)
Closed (2,074)
One-lane traffic (7,112)
Owned by county (16,492)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
 Pratt truss (5,660)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,300)
Structurally deficient (16,683)
Through truss (9,211)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,137)
Truss (23,575)
Wooden deck (5,398)

Update Log 

  • June 25, 2012: Updated by Tony Dillon: Took the word "Covered" out of the description.
  • February 21, 2012: New photos from marty mccary

Sources 

  • marty mccary - marty [dot] mccary [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Boiling Spring Road Bridge
Posted January 8, 2013, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

I am in agreement with both Anthony and Nathan. I deliberately used a wide date range, knowing that the occasional post-1900 bridge featured decorative portals - ie the 1902 Long Shoals Bridge in Bourbon, Co. Kansas.

But yes, I think pre-1900 is a reasonably safe bet.

Boiling Spring Road Bridge
Posted January 8, 2013, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

The portal bracing with circles in them are definitely more akin to around 1890 than anything post 1900.

Boiling Spring Road Bridge
Posted January 8, 2013, by Nathan Holth

Agreed. My guess, closer to ca. 1890 based on the lightweight decorative bracing.

Boiling Spring Road Bridge
Posted January 8, 2013, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

This bridge looks much older than 1930. I am guessing 1890-1910.