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Overview

The Coosa River Bridge in Gadsden, AL is known as the Coosa River Memorial Bridge. The bridge is a memorial for WWI Veterans.

Photo taken by James McCray

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Civil War Memorial in Front of Bridge

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Oblique View

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Closeup of Arch Span

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Deck View

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Civil War Memorial Guards Bridge

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WWI Memorial Bridge Plaque

Photo taken by James McCray in January 2008

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Builder's Bridge Plaque

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Downstream (West) of Bridge

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Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Coosa River on Broad Street in Gadsden
Location
Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1927
Design
Arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 137.1 ft.
Total length: 1,350.1 ft.
Deck width: 26.9 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.00000, -86.00000   (decimal degrees)
34°00'00" N, 86°00'00" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/592349/3762606 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Dunaway Mountain
Inventory numbers
AL 406 (Alabama bridge number)
BH 10115 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2007)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 7.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
16,100

Update Log 

  • July 9, 2008: New photo from James McCray
  • January 31, 2008: New photos from James McCray

Sources 

  • James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com