Edmund Pettus Bridge
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The central span of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in April 2010
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32°24′20″N 87°01′07″W / 32.40556°N 87.01861°WCoordinates: 32°24′20″N 87°01′07″W / 32.40556°N 87.01861°W |
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Edmund Pettus Bridge
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| Location | Selma, Alabama, U.S. |
| Built | 1939 |
| Built by | T. A. Loving Company |
| NRHP Reference # | 13000281 |
| Added to NRHP | February 27, 2013 |
| Carries |
  US 80 Bus.
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| Crosses | Alabama River |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Through arch bridge |
| Total length | 1,248.1 feet (380.4 m) |
| Width | 42.3 feet (12.9 m) |
| Longest span | 250 feet (76 m) |
| No. of spans | 8 |
| Piers in water | 4 |
| Clearance above | 14.8 feet (4.5 m) |
| History | |
| Construction begin | 1939 |
| Construction end | 1940 |
| Opened | May 25, 1940 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 17,720 |
32°24′20″N 87°01′07″W / 32.40556°N 87.01861°WCoordinates: 32°24′20″N 87°01′07″W / 32.40556°N 87.01861°W
The Edmund Pettus Bridge is a bridge that carries U.S. Route 80 Business (US 80 Bus.) across the Alabama River in Selma, Alabama. Built in 1940, it is named after Edmund Winston Pettus, a former Confederate brigadier general, U.S. Senator from Alabama and Grand Dragon of the Alabama Ku Klux Klan. The bridge is a steel through arch bridge with a central span of 250 feet (76 m). There are nine large concrete arches supporting the bridge and roadway on the east side.
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