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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
Warren 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
Polygonal Warren through truss swing span with Warren through truss and plate girder approaches
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 

12-panel truss (141)
8-panel truss (655)
Alabama (1,050)
Baldwin County, Alabama (19)
Built 1927 (916)
Built during 1920s (10,444)
CSX Railroad (1,862)
Girder (11,670)
Lost (31,832)
Lost 2013 (387)
Lost during 2010s (3,680)
Louisville & Nashville Railroad (308)
Mobile County, Alabama (30)
Movable (3,191)
Navigable waterway (2,242)
 Owned by railroad (14,155)
Plate girder (9,183)
Polygonal Warren through truss (481)
Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals (141)
Polygonal Warren truss (1,196)
Railroad (17,013)
Replaced by new bridge (21,710)
Riveted (2,778)
Swing (1,620)
Through girder (4,383)
Through truss (19,043)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,050)
Truss (38,333)
Warren truss (7,183)

Update Log 

  • March 15, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added bridge types & categories "12-panel truss", "8-panel truss"
  • 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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Comments 

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.