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Oblique view

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North portal

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South portal

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South approach

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Stone pier

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Deck view

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Close-up of truss

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Upper joint

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Plaque

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Blackwater Creek on Country Club Road in Jasper
Location
Walker County, Alabama
Status
Open to one-lane traffic
History
Built 1898 by the Canton Bridge Co.
Builder
- Canton Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design
Main span: Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 99.1 ft.
Total length: 170.9 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+33.90863, -87.28835   (decimal degrees)
33°54'31" N, 87°17'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
AL 2 (Alabama bridge number)
BH 10193 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2005)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 15.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1991)
400

Categories 

19th Century (1,753)
6-panel truss (116)
Alabama (192)
Built 1898 (77)
Built during 1890s (664)
Canton Bridge Co. (43)
Corrugated deck (522)
NR-eligible (2,571)
One-lane traffic (305)
Open (21,637)
Owned by county (14,172)
Pin-connected (436)
Pratt truss (1,432)
Span length 75-100 feet (3,262)
Structurally deficient (10,801)
Through truss (5,256)
Total length 125-175 feet (2,632)
Truss (15,801)
Walker County, Alabama (9)

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Country Club Road Bridge
Posted August 6, 2007, by Sandy (daleandsandy [at] corrcomm [dot] net)

Wonderful Historic Bridge.. But is it safe to drive over?? I've seen large trucks crossing over this bridge myself..