Gilberts Ferry Bridge – Southside to Rainbow City AL

City:
Rainbow City, Southside, AL

Site Type:
Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities

New Deal Agencies:
Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

Completed:
1939

Contractor:
Charles G. Kershaw Contracting Co.

Description

Also known as Coosa River Bridge, what was originally built as Gilberts Ferry Bridge was constructed as a Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. Completed in 1939, the bridge carries northbound traffic on Alabama Route 77 from Southside to Rainbow City.

Source notes

https://bridgehunter.com/al/etowah/2035/ Bridge plaque

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 8, 2017.

Location Info

AL 77
Southside, AL

Coordinates: 33.942778, -86.025807

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