Steamboat Bill Bridge
Photos
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Overview The bridge is officially called the Captain William J. Hudson "Steamboat Bill" Memorial Bridge. Photo taken by James McCray |
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West Face of Bridge The south bound/west bound lanes is the truss bridge. The north bound/east bound lanes is the new concrete bridge. Photo taken by James McCray |
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Closeup of Main Span (West Face) Photo taken by James McCray |
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Another Closeup View of the Main Span Photo taken by James McCray |
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Deck View Photo taken by James McCray |
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South side of bridges Despite the optical illusion, there are two bridges here. The background bridge is the concrete deck northbound bridge. The southbound lanes on the cantilevered through truss are actually on the same level as the concrete deck, running side by side to it. The illusion is confirmed by the previous picture and the following picture. Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in December 2008 |
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Two different support piers, southbound on left, northbound on right Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in December 2008 |
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Northbound approach spans Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in December 2008 |
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Southbound approach spans If you look under the spans and to the right (beside the pier), you can see the beginning spans of the I-65 Tennessee River bridge in the background Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in December 2008 |
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North side of bridges Another optical illusion here.. two bridges here. See the excellent picture by Mr. McCrary above. Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in December 2008 |
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Cantelivered supports Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in December 2008 |
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Side of spans showing the adjacent concrete deck northbound bridge Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in December 2008 |
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"Steamboat Bill" Memorial Bridge designation Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in December 2008 |
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"Steamboat Bill" History Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in December 2008 |
Facts
- Overview
- Cantilevered through truss bridge over Tennesee River on US 31/ALT US 72/AL 20
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1963 and replaced the older Keller Memorial Bridge, which was a drawbridge. Eastbound bridge built 1999.
- Design
- Southbound cantilevered through truss
Northbound concrete deck - Approximate latitude, longitude
- +34.61292, -86.97310 (decimal degrees)
34°36'47" N, 86°58'23" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/502466/3830119 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 36258 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- January 2, 2009: Updated by James McCray: Updated GPS coordinates
- December 28, 2008: New photos from Calvin Sneed
- February 11, 2008: Added by James McCray
Sources
- James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com