"Cochrane Bridge, Mobile, Ala."

"Cochrane Bridge, Mobile, Ala."

"Cochrane Bridge, across the headwaters of Mobile Bay, is 10 1/2 miles long, and cost $2,500,000. It crosses the mouth of five rivers, emptying into Mobile Bay, and is one of the longest bridges of its kind in the world. It is an important link in the Old Spanish Trail, connecting Mobile, Alaba...

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Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/44621
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collection Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
spellingShingle Alabama Photographs and Pictures
"Cochrane Bridge, Mobile, Ala."
fulltopic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Bays; Bodies of water; Bridges; Transportation; Mobile Bay (Ala.); Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.)
description "Cochrane Bridge, across the headwaters of Mobile Bay, is 10 1/2 miles long, and cost $2,500,000. It crosses the mouth of five rivers, emptying into Mobile Bay, and is one of the longest bridges of its kind in the world. It is an important link in the Old Spanish Trail, connecting Mobile, Alabama, with Pensacola, Florida. The center span of this bridge is one block long and lifts vertically, 135 feet above the water allowing passage of the largest steamships." The postmark date on the back of this postcard is April 7, 1930.
spelling Q0000218222Q218222"Cochrane Bridge, Mobile, Ala.""Cochrane Bridge, across the headwaters of Mobile Bay, is 10 1/2 miles long, and cost $2,500,000. It crosses the mouth of five rivers, emptying into Mobile Bay, and is one of the longest bridges of its kind in the world. It is an important link in the Old Spanish Trail, connecting Mobile, Alabama, with Pensacola, Florida. The center span of this bridge is one block long and lifts vertically, 135 feet above the water allowing passage of the largest steamships." The postmark date on the back of this postcard is April 7, 1930.1920-1929; 1930-1939Bays; Bodies of water; Bridges; Transportation; Mobile Bay (Ala.); Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.)Still imagePostcardsAlabama. Department of Archives and HistoryAlabama Department of Archives and History postcard collectionLPP45, Box 8, #3381Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/44621
title "Cochrane Bridge, Mobile, Ala."
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