1927+1991 Cochrane Bridges over Mobile River in Mobile, AL

1927: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges)

1991: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Satellite)

Street View, Jun 2011

Mobile Bay Magazine via BridgeHunter (The source link now returns a 404.)

Looking West towards Mobile, AL.

Street View, May 2024

Alabama Department of Archives & History via BridgeHunter

This must be the other end of the old bridge.

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The 7,291' (2222m) long bridge has approaches over a half mile on both sides. The 350' (107m) high towers rest on "steel pilings extending 160 feet [49m] below sea level" and provide a deck height of 140' (43m). The lift bridge used to cause 14,000 delays annually. A ferry service was used between 1984 when the old bridge was deemed unsafe and 1991 when the new bridge opened.