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Pinhook Creek Bridge

Madison County, Alabama
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Photo taken by Ben Tate in June 2012

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Overview
Warren pony truss bridge over Pinhook Creek on Abingdon Road in Huntsville
Location
Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built ca. 1930
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Span length: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.74557, -86.59092   (decimal degrees)
34°44'44" N, 86°35'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/537444/3844904 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Huntsville
Inventory numbers
AL 839 (Alabama bridge number)
BH 36088 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2000)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 13.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1999)
5,160

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Alabama (498)
Built during 1930s (8,551)
Have street view (9,891)
Huntsville, Alabama (9)
Madison County, Alabama (35)
Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Owned by city (3,051)
 Pony truss (13,217)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,996)
Structurally deficient (16,677)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,896)
Truss (23,570)
Warren pony truss (1,987)
Warren truss (3,959)

Update Log 

  • June 24, 2012: New photo from Ben Tate
  • June 20, 2010: Updated by Eddie Douthitt: Corrected GPS coordinates

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Pinhook Creek Bridge
Posted April 17, 2009, by Jim Dailey (jodailey [at] bellsouth [dot] net)

The bridge is close to trafic

Google

34.74557, -86.59059

Go to street view and you can see the road is blocked.

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Pinhook Creek Bridge
Posted January 26, 2008, by J.R. Manning (thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

I spent the better part of an hour looking for this bridge. It just doesn't seem to exist any longer. There is some new development in the area where this bridge should be located but I know nothing more about it.

I'd love to be corrected. Can anyone shed some light on this mystery bridge?