Old Broadwell Mill Road Bridge

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Overview

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Overview: Pratt pony truss bridge over a stream on a pedestrian walkway in Alexandria Park
Location: Alexandria, Calhoun County, Alabama
Status: Open to pedestrians
History: Built 1951 over Little Tallahatchee Creek
Design: The bridge looks like a steel stringer with pony truss type railings.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 28.9 ft.
Total length: 58.1 ft.
Deck width: 11.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +33.77006, -85.88288 (decimal degrees)
33°46'12" N, 85°52'58" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/603443/3737222 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Wellington
Average daily traffic (as of 1993): 290
Inventory numbers: AL 4136 (Alabama bridge number)
BH 49489 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of December 2008): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 16.1 (out of 100)
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Old Broadwell Mill Road Bridge

Posted September 3, 2011, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Looks like a very lightly built truss that perhaps has been modified over the years.

It may well be the correct date for this region.

Old Broadwell Mill Road Bridge

Posted September 3, 2011, by James McCray (jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com)

The NBI has this bridge built in 1951 but I think it is much older. Also this bridge looks like its a steel stringer with pony truss type railings.