Keller Memorial Bridge, Spanning Tennessee River at U.S. Highway 31, Decatur, Morgan County, AL
Summary
Significance: The Keller Bridge is the most elaborate of all Alabama's concrete bridges. It is one of only two bascule bridges in the state, and the only remaining one on the Tennessee River. It is named for the state's first Highway Commissioner who served between 1911 and 1925, and who was half-brother of Helen Keller. The bridge is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
Survey number: HAER AL-139
Building/structure dates: 1928 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1964 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1987 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1997 Demolished
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Koss Construction Co.
Mt. Vernon Bridge Co.
Brooks and Mixon
Sue-Jac, Inc.
Location
Decatur (Ala.), 34.60593, -86.98334
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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