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Swayback Bridge

Elmore County, Alabama

Photos 

Photo taken by Ben Tate in September 2011

BH Photo #211687

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Steel stringer bridge over Sofkahatchee Creek on Old US Hwy 231
Location
Elmore County, Alabama
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1931; Closed 2010
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 58.1 ft.
Total length: 290.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+32.63299, -86.24443   (decimal degrees)
32°37'59" N, 86°14'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/570874/3610853 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Dexter
Average daily traffic (as of 1998)
60
Inventory numbers
AL 876 (Alabama bridge number)
BH 49477 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 2010)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 30.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Alabama (971)
Beam (15,718)
Built 1931 (932)
Built during 1930s (11,749)
Closed (2,666)
Elmore County, Alabama (17)
 Owned by county (20,783)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,076)
Steel stringer (6,222)
Structurally deficient (14,196)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,231)

Update Log 

  • June 4, 2016: New photo from Karen Hartsfield
  • September 1, 2011: Added by Ben Tate

Sources 

  • Ben Tate - benji5221 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Karen Hartsfield
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Comments 

Swayback Bridge
Posted May 12, 2016, by Glyn Robinson (contactbluebird [at] hotmail [dot] com)

ok. i just saw your post. seems as tho i don't get notifications when someone posts a comment after mine.

Swayback Bridge
Posted February 24, 2016, by Ben Tate (benji5221 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

It is. I parked where it was blocked and walked.

Swayback Bridge
Posted February 24, 2016, by Glyn Robinson (contactbluebird [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I wonder why the bridge isn't blocked off?