Woolsey Finnell Bridge

Woolsey Finnell Bridge
Carries 4 lanes of US 82 (McFarland Boulevard)
Crosses Black Warrior River
Locale Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Maintained by Alabama Department of Transportation
History
Opened 1961
Statistics
Daily traffic 47,000 (2008 AADT)

The Woolsey Finnell Bridge is the 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 was 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 2009-10-25. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
  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.

Coordinates: 33°13′23″N 87°31′57″W / 33.223182°N 87.532625°W / 33.223182; -87.532625

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