Wheeler Dam Bridge

Photos

1937 - Wheeler Lock

TVA Archives Photo

BH Photo #197718

Overview: Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Tennessee River on AL 101
Location: Lawrence County, Alabama, and Lauderdale County, Alabama
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1937; rehabilitated 1962
Design: Polygonal Warren through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 174.9 ft.
Total length: 6,500.3 ft. (1.2 mi.)
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.8 ft.
Also called: Tennessee River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +34.80500, -87.38167 (decimal degrees)
34°48'18" N, 87°22'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/465089/3851485 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Wheeler Dam
Average daily traffic (as of 2014): 6,200
Inventory number: BH 10163 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 45.9 (out of 100)
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