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Old US 78 Bridge

Marion County, Alabama
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Everything is Not as it Seems

One would never know that this is an arch bridge unless one takes a peek underneath the bridge.

Photo taken by James McCray

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Overview
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Gulf Branch on an abandoned alignment of US 78
Location
Marion County, Alabama
Status
Closed to all traffic
Design
Open-spandrel arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+33.93251, -87.66175   (decimal degrees)
33°55'57" N, 87°39'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/438839/3754870 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Glen Allen
Inventory number
BH 49067 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Alabama (508)
Arch (9,440)
Closed (2,084)
Deck arch (8,724)
Marion County, Alabama (7)
Open-spandrel arch (583)

Update Log 

  • July 7, 2011: Added by James McCray

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  • James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
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Old US 78 Bridge
Posted July 7, 2011, by James McCray (jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com)

I found this wonderful jewel of a bridge and just thought it was a boring abandoned concrete stringer, but lo and behold, I just happened to take a look underneath and I found the open spandrel arches. I would have never known this by just looking at the upper part of the bridge.