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Cahaba Beach Road Bridge

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Cahaba Beach Road Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2009

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Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Little Cahaba River on Cahaba Beach Road in Birmingham
Location
Birmingham, Shelby County, Alabama, and Jefferson County, Alabama
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1904
Design
Pin-connected Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 109.9 ft.
Total length: 109.9 ft.
Deck width: 11.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+33.43995, -86.69917   (decimal degrees)
33°26'24" N, 86°41'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/527962/3700101 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Cahaba Heights
Inventory numbers
AL 24 (Alabama bridge number)
BH 10138 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/1996)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 20.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1996)
100

Update Log 

  • March 1, 2011: New Street View added by J.P.
  • April 24, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey: Bridge is actually a thru truss, corrected GPS coordinates

Sources 

  • C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com