The replacement slab
The historic truss is gone, replaced by the flat slab. The old bridge was a constant source of complaints for being too narrow and too dangerous. It carried the northbound traffic of US 231.
A near-twin was built next to the original, that is extant and carries the southbound lanes of US 231/AL 53. Photos of that bridge follow.
The replacement was built between the historic truss bridges and currently carries the northbound lanes.
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in November 2007
BH Photo #109695
Bridge-Demolition A section of the Clement C. Clay Bridge crossing the Tennessee River at Huntsville, AL is blown and dropped into the river on August 31, 2006 about 10:30 am. If I can get there next Thursday, I will get a video of another section being demo'ed. UPDATE: The video is now available... Bridge Demolition, Part 2 | |
Bridge Demolition, Part 2 Another section of the Clay Bridge is brought down on 9-7-06... Be sure to see Part 1, also... |
Well, I guess that Mr. Manning got to the bridge before I did. Oh well! Here are the pictures that I took of the bridge. I also remember crossing the old (northbound 231) bridge. It was torn down in 2006 I think. I got good pictures of the remaining truss (southbound 231) bridge because I ran up to the approach to the bridge and took the pictures when there was a break in the traffic. I do not advise anyone to do what I did, however!
Webmaster's note: The photos that were here have been incorporated into the main site.