This bridge is over Lake Guntersville.
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| Bridges Now and Then posted A 1948 postcard of the George Houston Bridge across the Tennessee River at Guntersville, Alabama. (Marshallco) |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on the above post The topo maps normally don't record the names of bridges. But these topos do. 1950 Mt Carmel and Guntersville Quads @ 24,000 The town is surrounded by water because of the Guntersville Dam. The railroad ferry went downriver past the Flint River. |
The ferry caught my eye, so I found its route from Guntersville, AL, to Hobbes Island. I don't remember another railroad ferry using the inland waterway.
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| 1903 Gadsden Quad @ 125,000 |
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| gvdepot_history The ferry service was discontinued in 1960. |
As we have come to expect, today the road bridge is just another UCEB (Ugly Concrete Eyesore Bridge).
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| Street View, Jul 2022 |
Update:
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| North Alabama Online posted Bridge across Lake Guntersville in Marshall County, Alabama Source Alabama Department of archives and history Danny Spurling: The freight train on the barge was loaded near city harbor and floated downstream and put back on the railroad bound for huntsville and beyond. Wayne Hunt: The George Houston Bridge opened in the early 1930’s. It was originally a Toll Bridge which prevented a lot of local travelers from accessing it. The ferry was still in operation for a number of years later. In 1936, a plan was conceived to raise the existing bridge due to the height of the expected water level with the completion of the Guntersville Dam. Engineers expected another 17 feet of clearance would be required. The bridge was raised and in Jan 1939 the completed dam was closed and it took less than a month for the water level to reach its flood stage. |
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| Wayne Hunt commented on the above post |
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