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Wilson Dam Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Girder bridge over Tennessee River on Res Rd
- Location
- Colbert County, Alabama, and Lauderdale County, Alabama
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1924; rehabilitated 1958
- Design
- Girder w through truss bascule
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 153.9 ft.
Total length: 4,962.2 ft. (0.9 mi.)
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
- Also called
- Tennessee River Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +34.80254, -87.62586 (decimal degrees)
34°48'09" N, 87°37'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/442752/3851323 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Florence
- Average daily traffic (as of 2013)
- 3,620
- Inventory number
- BH 47917 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection report (as of June 2016)
- 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: 61.3 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- February 17, 2015: Photo imported by Dave King
- September 5, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
- August 3, 2011: New photos from Ben Tate
- February 2, 2011: Added by J.P.
Related Bridges
- Lock Access Road Bridge (Predecessor)
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The newer lock at this dam built in 1961 is the tallest single lift lock in America east of the Rockies. It lifts boats 100ft in a single lock. The original lock next to it is a system of 2 locks that work in tandem to raise boats the same height.