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Elk River Mills Bridge
Description
Built ca. 1902 to replace an earlier structure that was destroyed in a flood. In 1935 the bridge was raised to a height of 50ft by the TVA. In March of 1955 the deck of the center span collapsed under an overweight semi. Later that year the entire structure was dismantled and replaced.Facts
- Overview
- Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Elk River on Elk River Mills Road
- Location
- Limestone County, Alabama
- Status
- Replaced by new bridge
- History
- Built ca.1902; Replaced 1955 after partial collapse.
- Design
- Pratt through truss
- Dimensions
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Total length: 507.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +34.84762, -87.11794 (decimal degrees)
34°50'51" N, 87°07'05" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/489217/3856150 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 95372 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- December 6, 2021: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
- December 6, 2021: Added by Tony Dillon
Sources
- Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
- Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
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He definitely got lucky in that he made it to that pier. A foot or two less and he would have ended up in the river.