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LN - Bridgeport Swing Bridge

Jackson County, Alabama

Photos 

Photo taken by Douglas Butler

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BH Photo #337850

Map 

Description 

The Bridgeport Swing Span Railroad Bridge embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period and method of construction. Its method of construction (pin-connected) is rare for a swing bridge.

-- Historic American Engineering Record

Facts 

Overview
Camelback Warren through truss bridge over Tennessee River on CSX Railroad
Location
Bridgeport, Jackson County, Alabama
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Swing span built 1892; 114'6" (East) truss replaced 1910 w/ a 114' 8¼” riveted span; 145' (West) truss replaced 1912 w/ a 2nd-hand 143'-3¾" riveted span fabricated in 1905; Swing replaced 1981
Builder
- Louisville Bridge & Iron Co. of Louisville, Kentucky (Swing span)
Railroads
- Family Lines System (FL)
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad (LN)
- Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway (NC&StL)
Design
Camelback through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 364.0 ft.
Total length: 690.0 ft.
Also called
NC&StL - Bridgeport Swing Bridge
FL - Bridgeport Swing Bridge
NC - Bridgeport Swing Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.95608, -85.69439   (decimal degrees)
34°57'22" N, 85°41'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/619206/3868950 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Bridgeport
Elevation
622 ft. above sea level
Inventory number
BH 52692 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,053)
Alabama (1,021)
Bridgeport, Alabama (6)
Built 1892 (248)
Built during 1890s (3,278)
Camelback truss (419)
Family Lines System (80)
Jackson County, Alabama (27)
Lost (29,969)
Lost 1981 (111)
Lost during 1980s (1,569)
Louisville & Nashville Railroad (299)
Louisville Bridge & Iron Co. (19)
Movable (3,156)
 Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway (32)
Navigable waterway (2,224)
Owned by railroad (13,727)
Railroad (16,665)
Replaced by new bridge (20,387)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,285)
Swing (1,591)
Tennessee River (47)
Through truss (17,843)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,134)
Truss (36,740)
Warren through truss (1,725)
Warren truss (7,090)

Update Log 

  • April 25, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • September 21, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • September 20, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added info from the HAER
  • September 14, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
  • September 12, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • October 13, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Navigable waterway", "Tennessee River", "CSX Railroad", "Railroad", "Louisville & Nashville Railroad"
  • October 13, 2013: New photos from Calvin Sneed
  • October 7, 2013: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • July 8, 2013: HAER photos posted by Ben Tate
  • June 19, 2012: Added by Ben Tate

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Sources 

  • Ben Tate - benji5221 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • HAER AL-8 - Bridgeport Swing Span Bridge, Spanning Tennessee River, Bridgeport, Jackson County, AL
  • Douglas Butler
  • Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Luke
  • Flickr - Info
  • Wikimapia - Info
  • Geoff Hubbs

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