Construction of approach spans for the bridge over the Alabama River in the northbound lanes of U.S. Route 31 between Montgomery and Prattville, Alabama.
Blount Brothers Construction Company of Montgomery built the bridge; John C. Bullard, Sr., served as field engineer for the project, and H. H. Brandt served as field superintendent. Todd Shipyards in Houston, Texas, fabricated the girders, which were delivered in sections by rail to Hunter Station,...
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Alabama Photographs and Pictures Construction of approach spans for the bridge over the Alabama River in the northbound lanes of U.S. Route 31 between Montgomery and Prattville, Alabama. |
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Blount Brothers Construction Company of Montgomery built the bridge; John C. Bullard, Sr., served as field engineer for the project, and H. H. Brandt served as field superintendent. Todd Shipyards in Houston, Texas, fabricated the girders, which were delivered in sections by rail to Hunter Station, just south of the river. They were then carried by truck to the bridge site and were erected from a temporary wooden trestle that spanned the river. During the assembly, the girders were were spliced together using steel rivets. At the time, the 220-foot steel deck girders for the main span of the bridge were the longest the Alabama State Highway Department had ever designed and built. |
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Construction of approach spans for the bridge over the Alabama River in the northbound lanes of U.S. Route 31 between Montgomery and Prattville, Alabama.Blount Brothers Construction Company of Montgomery built the bridge; John C. Bullard, Sr., served as field engineer for the project, and H. H. Brandt served as field superintendent. Todd Shipyards in Houston, Texas, fabricated the girders, which were delivered in sections by rail to Hunter Station, just south of the river. They were then carried by truck to the bridge site and were erected from a temporary wooden trestle that spanned the river. During the assembly, the girders were were spliced together using steel rivets. At the time, the 220-foot steel deck girders for the main span of the bridge were the longest the Alabama State Highway Department had ever designed and built.19541950-1959Bridges; Business & industry; Construction; Transportation; Montgomery County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographic)Perry, HoraceHorace Perry negative collectionLPP42, Box 2v8473Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.1200 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/17360 |
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