| Summary: | Color photographic view of Cochrane Bridge over the river in Mobile, AL. Large stone pillars support bridge and metal framing. The Mobile Bay below with blue sky in background. Divided back postcard.Printed on front: 'Cochrane Bridge, Mobile, Ala.' Printed on back: 'Cochrane Bridge across the headwaters of Mobile Bay, is 10.5 miles long and cost $2,500,000.00. It crosses the mouth of five rivers, emptying into Mobile Bay, and is one of the longest bridges of its kind in the world. It is an important link in the Old Spanish Trail, connecting Mobile, Alabama with Pensacola, Florida. The center span of this bridge is one block long and lifts vertically, 135 feet above the water, allowing passage of the largest steamships.', 'Made in the U.S.A. By E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee', '14698'.
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