Hartford and Slocomb Railroad
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Overview
This bridge is simply known as the "Trussell" to locals. The concrete arch bridge sits abandoned on the extinct Hartford and Slocomb Railroad over Hurricane Creek between Slocomb and Hartford, AL. The bridge is about 300 yards south of Coe Road, which parallels the railroad to some extent. The bridge is known for its very steep embankments.
Photo taken by James McCray
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over Hurricane Creek on old Hartford and Slocomb Railroad about 300 yards south of Coe Road
- Location
- Geneva County, Alabama
- Status
- Abandoned
- History
- Bridge is a concrete arch bridge built September 30, 1907 for the Hartford and Slocomb Railroad. H & S RR ended services in 1992. Bridge currently remains abandoned in place.
- Design
- Closed-spandrel arch
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +31.08835, -85.65150 (decimal degrees)
31°05'18" N, 85°39'05" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/628622/3440175 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Hartford
- Inventory number
- BH 36257 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- August 9, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
- July 13, 2008: Updated by James McCray: "Updated gps coordinates"
- February 11, 2008: Added by James McCray
Comments
How does one actually get to this bridge? I made it to the t-bone of Trussell Road & Coe Road. Is there a side road off of Trussell Road? I wasn't able to drive down Trussell Rd because it was raining pretty hard and my sissy boyfriend was worried we would slide into the ditch and he would get his pretty truck dirty. He's not really a sissy most of the time but it kinda made me mad, because we live in NC and I really wanted to see this one. I just hate to waste another trip in March. Anyway, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Tara
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