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CG - Cahaba River Bridge
Description
The bridge piers, some very tall, still remain standing in the Cahaba River.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Bridge over Cahaba River on Central of Georgia Railway (abandoned)
- Location
- Jefferson County, Alabama
- Status
- Demolished, but piers remain
- History
- Built 1944-1945; Line abandoned c. 1970s
- Railroad
- - Central of Georgia Railway (CG)
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +33.56461, -86.58267 (decimal degrees)
33°33'53" N, 86°34'58" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/538734/3713960 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Leeds
- Inventory number
- BH 63038 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- August 18, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added build date per forum comment
- September 18, 2014: Added by Zachary S
We hang out there at the old bridges. Central of Georgia Historical Society sent me some of their news letters that show the bridges in use with steam engines going across. They show the stone bridge being dismantled and the concrete bridge being built in 1944-1945.