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CHAT - Columbia Railroad Bridge
Description
Warren through truss over the Chattahoochee River on the Chattahoochee Bay Railroad (originally CofG). Replaced a swing span located immediately downstream at some point in the 1970s based on aerial imagery. Likely built in conjunction with the 1974 replacement of the ACL bridge several miles downstream at Gordon.
Update Log
- April 4, 2015: New Street View added by Ian Martin
The original Central of Georgia RR bridge at Columbia, AL was completed in 1889. It was a swing bridge built by an Atlanta bridge contractor. In 1972, construction was started on a new railroad bridge at Columbia. The new RR bridge was several yards upstream from the old 1889 bridge. The replacement bridge was completed in 1973 and the 1889 RR bridge was then removed. The new bridge was built higher than the old bridge, eliminating the need for a swing bridge. The 1973 bridge is still in service. The old 1889 bridge approach on the Alabama side is still visible. The Google map photo posted on your site showing two white inserted arrows was where the old wagon bridge was located. It was completed in 1897 by the King Bridge Company of Cleveland, OH. In your Google photo, you can see the three cylinders cut off about three feet above the water line. The cylinders once supported the swing span for the 1897 iron wagon bridge.