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Frank A. Hewitt Bridge

Jefferson County, Alabama
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in January 2011

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Locust Fork River on Mt. Olive Road
Location
Jefferson County, Alabama
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1955; rehabilitated 1982
Design
Riveted Parker through truss with through plate girder approach spans.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 237.9 ft.
Total length: 603.0 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Also called
Locust Fork River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+33.74418, -86.91804   (decimal degrees)
33°44'39" N, 86°55'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/507591/3733794 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Brookside
Inventory numbers
AL 12678 (Alabama bridge number)
BH 36068 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2011)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 47.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
4,005

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Alabama (498)
Built 1955 (254)
Built during 1950s (2,382)
Functionally obsolete (7,035)
Girder (3,228)
Have street view (9,880)
Jefferson County, Alabama (50)
Open (28,297)
Owned by county (16,482)
 Parker through truss (945)
Parker truss (1,265)
Plate girder (2,243)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,482)
Through girder (1,131)
Through truss (9,200)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,803)
Truss (23,559)

Update Log 

  • July 28, 2011: Updated by Ben Tate: Changed name to match name plate on bridge
  • June 16, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Updated bridge type and GPS.

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Frank A. Hewitt Bridge
Posted August 29, 2011, by Ben Tate

Thanks for the info, Justin. If you find anything out about the stone abutment upstream, I'd love to hear about it.

Frank A. Hewitt Bridge
Posted August 29, 2011, by Justin Crocker

I'm not sure when but the abutments were the the old abutments of this bridge. They built new abutments and placed the bridge on them. My grandmother used to have the newspaper clipping talking about this.

Frank A. Hewitt Bridge
Posted July 28, 2011, by Ben Tate

There are 2 concrete abutments next to this bridge and one stone abutment up stream. I don't know the history of these structures though. Also, be advised that there is some very racist and vulgar graffiti on this bridge. I know almost every bridge has stuff like this, but it is more prominently displayed on this one. I chose to leave that picture out.

Locust Fork River Bridge - Buckshort Bridge
Posted June 17, 2010, by Justin (jcro8829 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

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