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CSX - Mobile River Bridge (1927)

Baldwin County, Alabama, and Mobile County, Alabama

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CSX - Tensaw River Bridge

Alabama

Photo taken by Douglas Butler

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BH Photo #285253

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Mobile River on CSX Railroad
Location
Baldwin County, Alabama, and Mobile County, Alabama
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1927, Replaced 2013
Railroads
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad (LN)
Design
Through truss swing
Dimensions
Total length: 1,042.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+30.83686, -87.94507   (decimal degrees)
30°50'13" N, 87°56'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/409622/3411904 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hurricane
Inventory number
BH 58086 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Alabama (978)
Baldwin County, Alabama (19)
Built 1927 (871)
Built during 1920s (10,087)
CSX Railroad (1,708)
Lost (26,449)
Louisville & Nashville Railroad (288)
Mobile County, Alabama (28)
Movable (3,063)
 Navigable waterway (2,182)
Owned by railroad (12,990)
Railroad (16,102)
Replaced by new bridge (17,932)
Riveted (2,248)
Swing (1,520)
Through truss (15,758)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,923)
Truss (33,926)

Update Log 

  • November 9, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • October 25, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • June 13, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • September 20, 2013: Updated by J.P.: Added categories "CSX Railroad", "Navigable waterway", "Riveted", "Railroad"

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Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Douglas Butler
  • Flickr - Image
  • Geoff Hubbs
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CSX Tensaw River Railroad Bridge
Posted September 20, 2013, by J.P. (wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Original Bridge was a swing bridge, but it looks like they have installed a vertical lift bridge via google earth. On bing maps you can see the swing bridge.