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Black Warrior River Bridge

Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

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Black Warrior River bridge

Raised for boat traffic

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2014

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BH Photo #396780

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Black Warrior River on Alabama 43
Location
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1922; replaced 1974
Builders
- J.A.L. Waddell of Port Hope, Canada
- Waddell & Harrington of Kansas City, Missouri
Design
Through truss lift bridge
Also called
Hugh R. Thomas Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+33.21424, -87.57367   (decimal degrees)
33°12'51" N, 87°34'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/446539/3675184 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Tuscaloosa
Inventory number
BH 77891 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Alabama (943)
Built 1922 (681)
Built during 1920s (9,701)
J.A.L. Waddell (20)
Lost (23,407)
Lost 1974 (63)
Lost during 1970s (705)
Movable (2,894)
Navigable waterway (2,128)
 Owned by state (15,512)
Replaced by new bridge (15,629)
Span Drive Vertical Lift (90)
Through truss (14,548)
Truss (31,944)
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama (28)
Vertical lift (417)
Waddell & Harrington (45)

Update Log 

  • July 3, 2019: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • July 13, 2017: Added by Douglas Butler

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