Coosa River Memorial Bridge

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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

BH Photo #110776

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Coosa River on Broad Street in Gadsden
Location: Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1927 by the C.G. Kershaw Contracting Co.
Builder: - Charles G. Kershaw Contracting Co. of Birmingham, Alabama
Design: Open-spandrel concrete 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
Also called: Coosa River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +34.01017, -85.99764 (decimal degrees)
34°00'37" N, 85°59'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/592556/3763737 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Gadsden East
Average daily traffic (as of 2018): 16,100
Inventory numbers: AL 406 (Alabama bridge number)
BH 10115 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of January 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 79 (out of 100)
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