Bibb Graves Bridge

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Bibb Graves Bridge Overview

The Coosa River Bridge in Wetumpka, AL is known as the Bibb Graves Bridge. The bridge is a beautiful five span Rainbow Arch bridge. An interesting fact about this bridge is that several scenes of the movie "Big Fish" were filmed here.

Photo taken by James McCray

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Overview

Rainbow arch bridge over Coosa River on AL 111 in Wetumpka

Location

Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama

Status

Open to traffic

Future prospects

To be rehabilitated in Fall 2010

History

Built 1931

Design

Concrete through arch

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 140.1 ft.
Total length: 787.1 ft.
Deck width: 26.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.5 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+32.53847, -86.20695   (decimal degrees)
32°32'18" N, 86°12'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/574467/3600400 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Wetumpka

Inventory numbers

AL 928 (Alabama bridge number)
BH 10111 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 09/2014)

Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 49.1 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2013)

9,080

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Update Log 

• October 8, 2011: New photos from Ben Tate
• May 3, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Updated GPS.
• January 29, 2008: New photos from James McCray

Related Bridges 

• Wetumpka Bridge (Predecessor)

Sources 

• James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Nathan Holth
• Ben Tate - benji5221 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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