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14th Street Bridge (1901)

Muscogee County, Georgia, and Russell County, Alabama

Photos 

14th Street Bridge (Old)

Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #485190

Map 

Description 

Plaques appear to indicate Oregonia Bridge Company as the fabricator.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chattahoochee River on 14th Street
Location
Phenix City, Muscogee County, Georgia, and Russell County, Alabama
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1902; Replaced 1922
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Design
(5)7-panel, pinned Pratt through trusses
Approximate latitude, longitude
+32.47250, -84.99623   (decimal degrees)
32°28'21" N, 84°59'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/688306/3594579 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 91143 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Alabama (971)
American Bridge Co. (1,512)
Built 1902 (521)
Built during 1900s (7,227)
Chattahoochee River (21)
Columbus, Georgia (10)
Georgia (633)
Lost (24,759)
Lost 1922 (62)
Lost during 1920s (478)
 Muscogee County, Georgia (14)
Owned by city (5,403)
Phenix City, Alabama (2)
Pratt through truss (5,395)
Pratt truss (9,302)
Replaced by new bridge (16,598)
Russell County, Alabama (9)
State line crossing (847)
Through truss (15,080)
Truss (32,805)

Update Log 

  • November 23, 2020: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • November 23, 2020: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added builder
  • November 5, 2020: Updated by Luke: Added dates from HAER doc the on the replacement bridge, which still stands
  • November 5, 2020: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type and possible fabricator.
  • November 5, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Luke
  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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