Rating:
48189
{51}%
2 votes
ATN - Coosa River Bridge (Gadsen)
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CSX Coosa River Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in February 2011
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BH Photo #193971
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
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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