Saturday, November 23, 2024

1955-1979+1982 Dauphin Island Bridges

1955: (Archived Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges)

The 1955 bridge had a lift span, and it was destroyed in 1979 by Hurricane Frederic. [BridgeHunter_1955]

Freddy Wheeler posted
This is a post card of the Dauphin Island vertical lift bridge in South Mobile county.  The bridge was destroyed by hurricane Frederic.

The 1982 bridge is 17,814 (5.4km, 3.4 mile) long bridge and has a 400' (122m) navigation span. [BridgeHunter_1982]
The vertical clearance of the main span is 83' (25m). [WaterwayGuide]

pci, p2

pci, p3

pci, p15

pci, p19

Alabama Memories posted
Dauphin Island Bridge in 1982

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