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CSX Coosa River Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in February 2011

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Description

The bridge originally carried both automobile and railroad traffic.

Facts

Overview: Parker through truss bridge over Coosa River on CSX Railroad
Location: Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1909 by the American Bridge Co.
Builder: - American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads: - Alabama & Tennessee River Railway (ATN)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
Design: Swing Parker through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +34.01119, -85.99690 (decimal degrees)
34°00'40" N, 85°59'49" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/592623/3763850 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Gadsden East
Inventory number: BH 48189 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

December 1, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
March 2, 2014: New photos from Ben Tate
February 28, 2011: New Street View added by J.P.
February 19, 2011: Added by C Hanchey

Sources

C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
Douglas Butler
Ben Tate - benji5221 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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CSX Coosa River Bridge

Posted May 9, 2011, by Mary-jo Webster (mwebs1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Is this the bridge that was recently refurbished in April, 2011? I am told that a Gadsden Bridge was treated with a product called rust grip and i have before and after pictures which makes me think this is the same bridge. I am considering using this approach on the restoration of an iron swing bridge in New Orleans and I would love to hear some feedback about this approach and the specific product.

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ATN - Coosa River Bridge (Gadsen)