Woolsey Finnell Bridge
Coordinates33°13′24″N 87°31′57″W / 33.2232°N 87.5326°W / 33.2232; -87.5326
Carries4 lanes of US 82 (McFarland Boulevard)
CrossesBlack Warrior River
LocaleTuscaloosa, Alabama
Maintained byAlabama Department of Transportation
History
Opened1961
Statistics
Daily traffic47,000 (2008 AADT)
Location

The Woolsey Finnell Bridge is a four-lane, girder bridge spanning the Black Warrior River along U.S. Route 82 (McFarland Boulevard) in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that opened in 1961.[1] The bridge takes its name from the former state director of highways for Alabama, Woolsey Finnell.[2] This is one of only four vehicular bridges spanning the Black Warrior in Tuscaloosa.

Due to both the age of the structure as well as the bridge operating well above its designed capacity by the 1990s, calls for a new span across the river to alleviate some of the congestion were proposed.[3] Both the Warrior Loop and the Paul Bryant Bridge are expected to absorb some of the 55,000 daily trips made across the bridge upon their respective completions.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Woolsey Finnell Bridge (U.S. 82/McFarland crossing Black Warrior River". Archived from the original on October 19, 2009. Retrieved 2008-02-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ↑ William R. Denslow. "10,000 Famous Freemasons". Retrieved 2008-02-06.
  3. 1 2 ISTEA. "ISTEA Reauthorization: Member Policy Initiatives and Requests for Highway & Transit Projects in the ISTEA Reauthorization". Retrieved 2006-12-06.

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