Dauphin Island Bridge
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| Gordon Persons Bridge | |
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| Carries | 2 lanes of Alabama State Route 193 |
| Crosses | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway |
| Locale | Dauphin Island, Alabama |
| Longest span | 400 feet (122 m)[1] |
| Total length | 17,814 feet (5,430 m)[1] |
| Opening date | 1982 |
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The Dauphin Island Bridge, formally the Gordon Persons Bridge, carries a 3-mile (4.8 km), two-lane section of Alabama Highway 193 from the mainland south of Mobile, across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and down to Dauphin Island. The natural channel followed by the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at this location is Pass Aux Herons. The bridge separates the Mississippi Sound on the west from Mobile Bay on the east.
[edit] History
The original bridge opened on 02 July 1955.[2] It was destroyed by Hurricane Frederic in 1979 and was replaced by a fixed precast concrete segmental bridge in 1982. The central main span was the first use of a 400-foot (122 m) span on a precast concrete segmental bridge.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Dauphin Island Bridge". "Figg Engineering Group". Retrieved on 2007-12-28.
- ^ "Press Register story". "AL.com website". Retrieved on 2007-12-28.
