Cochrane Bridge, Mobile, Ala.
Cochrane Bridge, across the headwaters of Mobile Bay, is 10 1/2 miles long, and cost $2,500,000. 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, wi...
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Cochrane Bridge, across the headwaters of Mobile Bay, is 10 1/2 miles long, and cost $2,500,000. 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. |
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Cochrane Bridge, Mobile, Ala.BaysBodies of waterBridgesTransportationMobile Bay (Ala.)Mobile (Ala.)Mobile County (Ala.)Cochrane Bridge, across the headwaters of Mobile Bay, is 10 1/2 miles long, and cost $2,500,000. 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.Still Imagepostcardsae485207-0162-433f-ac3a-8fb92725b882https://digitalcollections.samford.edu/documents/detail/19025https://images.quartexcollections.com/samford/thumbnails/preview/ae485207-0162-433f-ac3a-8fb92725b882p-od002362English1920-19291930-1939This digital image is the property of the Samford University Library and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Special Collection, Samford University Library. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this or other images in this collection, please contact the Samford University Special Collection department at scdept@samford.edu. |
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Cochrane Bridge, Mobile, Ala. |
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Cochrane Bridge, Mobile, Ala. |
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Bays Bodies of water Bridges Transportation Mobile Bay (Ala.) Mobile (Ala.) Mobile County (Ala.) |
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