US-431 George Houston Bridge and NC&StL Ferry at Guntersville, AL

(Bridge Hunter broke Mar 22, 2023; Satellite)

NC&StL = Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway 

Bridges Now and Then posted
A 1948 postcard of the George Houston Bridge across the Tennessee River at Guntersville, Alabama. (Marshallco)

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. I don't remember another railroad ferry using the inland waterway.

1903 Gadsden Quad @ 125,000

As we have come to expect, today the road bridge is just another UCEB (Ugly Concrete Eyesore Bridge).

Street View, Jul 2022