1958,2022 AL-117 Captain John Snodgrass Bridge over Tennessee River near Stevenson, AL

(Archived Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; Satellite)

"This particular bridge is noted for its lack of alteration....John Snodgrass was a Jackson County resident who became Captain of Company B, 2nd Confederate Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. In 2022, this bridge was repainted and rehabilitated." [HistoricBridges]

The 1,401' (427m) long bridge has a main span of 500' (152m). [BridgeHunter]

The rehabilitation cost $6.3m. [al.com] That is certainly cheaper than replacing it with a new bridge.

Jason Parham posted
Hey guys I work at USS Fairfield Works and hope you all can help identify this bridge in the photo. It’s a framed image in an office but there’s no identification on it. The frame is like many other old company images so I suspect that this was a US Steel/American Bridge supplied project and taken by a company photographer. These old truss highway bridges are a vanishing breed so it may not be intact any longer but she is a pretty one. (Update: it appears that she is the Capt John P Snodgrass bridge over the Tennessee River up near Stevenson AL built in 1958 by American Bridge. Fortunately, it is still in existence and in service)

Jim Hewett Jr. commented on Jason's post
It's the Captain John Snodgrass bridge in Alabama. It crosses the Tennessee River carrying Alabama route AL 117. The main steel through truss was built by American Bridge Company in 1958.

I found this photo while researching the depot in Stevenson, AL.

Kimberly Stinnett (Kmbrlee), Feb 2017, cropped

Before the rehabilitation:

highway explorer, Jan 2021

And after:

Jacki Todd, Jun 2023

 

Street View, Nov 2021

Sep 2022: 3:16 video @ 0:03
The Captain John Snodgrass Bridge opened in 1958 spanning the beautiful Tennessee River in Stevenson, Alabama and carries State Highway 117 to Sand Mountain. It was in much need of repairs and a paint job, originally planned to be a two year project began but appears to finishing ahead of schedule. In the distance, you will see the twin towers of the failed TVA Bellefonte nuclear facility which is 11 miles away. Attached at the end is before pictures I made showing how rusty the bridge was and then photos of the bridge when it was covered early in the repainting process.