Album Alabama Bridges and Dams from Ceropegia

A Deceptively Peaceful Setting

nobody@ipernity.com (Ceropegia) — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 08:20:48 +0000

This photo was taken immediately upstream from a low head dam constructed for a Gulf States Steel pumping station that was abandoned in 2000 when the steel plant closed. These types of dams have been called “drowning machines.” As water goes over the dam, it creates a strong recirculating current, called a backroller or boil, at the base of the dam. The force of the backroller can trap boats against the dam and capsize them. People in the water can be trapped, pulled, and held under, even if they are wearing a life vest or personal flotation device. Since 2015 four people have drowned at this dam. Funds were voted to remove it in 2017, but it has yet to be removed. It is located in Attalla, Alabama on Big Wills Creek. Update, finally, in October 2022, the dam was removed.

Bridge

nobody@ipernity.com (Ceropegia) — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 12:23:13 +0000

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Interstate 752 - taken from the James D. Martin Wildlife Park - a Gadsden, Alabama, city park - a wetland that is part of the Coosa River watershed, (IMG_1061)

Bridge

nobody@ipernity.com (Ceropegia) — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 12:24:18 +0000

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Interstate 752 - taken from the James D. Martin Wildlife Park - a Gadsden, Alabama, city park - a wetland that is part of the Coosa River watershed, (IMG_1068)

Tugboat

nobody@ipernity.com (Ceropegia) — Sun, 15 Feb 2015 14:23:28 +0000

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Pushing barges into the locks at Guntersville Dam on the Tennessee River, Marshall County, Alabama (DSC03003)

Tugboat with Barges

nobody@ipernity.com (Ceropegia) — Sun, 15 Feb 2015 14:23:49 +0000

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Pushing the barges into the locks at Guntersville Dam, a Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) dam on the Tennessee River, Marshall County, Alabama (IMG_7719)

Guntersville Dam

nobody@ipernity.com (Ceropegia) — Sun, 15 Feb 2015 14:24:06 +0000

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A Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) dam on the Tennessee River, Marshall County, Alabama (DSC02705)

Beside the Trestle

nobody@ipernity.com (Ceropegia) — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 07:24:18 +0000

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The CSX Railroad trestle bridge that spans the Coosa River, Gadsden, Alabama (DSC02623)

Bolt and Board

nobody@ipernity.com (Ceropegia) — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 07:25:02 +0000

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Part of the CSX Railroad trestle bridge that spans the Coosa River, Gadsden, Alabama (DSC02622)

Beside the Trestle

nobody@ipernity.com (Ceropegia) — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 07:25:29 +0000

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The CSX Railroad trestle bridge that spans the Coosa River, Gadsden, Alabama (DSC02623)

X'd Boards

nobody@ipernity.com (Ceropegia) — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 07:25:52 +0000

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Part of the CSX Railroad trestle bridge that spans the Coosa River, Gadsden, Alabama (DSC02616)

Boards and Bolt

nobody@ipernity.com (Ceropegia) — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 07:26:10 +0000

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Part of the CSX Railroad trestle bridge that spans the Coosa River, Gadsden, Alabama (DSC02617)

Trestle Bolt and Boards

nobody@ipernity.com (Ceropegia) — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 07:26:37 +0000

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Part of the CSX Railroad trestle bridge that spans the Coosa River, Gadsden, Alabama (DSC02618)

Under the Trestle

nobody@ipernity.com (Ceropegia) — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 07:27:01 +0000

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The CSX Railroad trestle bridge that spans the Coosa River, Gadsden, Alabama (DSC02619)

Under the Trestle

nobody@ipernity.com (Ceropegia) — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 07:27:33 +0000

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The CSX Railroad trestle bridge that spans the Coosa River, Gadsden, Alabama (DSC02619)

Under the Trestle

nobody@ipernity.com (Ceropegia) — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 07:28:07 +0000

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The CSX Railroad trestle bridge that spans the Coosa River, Gadsden, Alabama (DSC02620)

Through the Trestle

nobody@ipernity.com (Ceropegia) — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 07:28:38 +0000

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Under the CSX Railroad trestle bridge that spans the Coosa River, Gadsden, Alabama (DSC02621)

Eye of the Troll

nobody@ipernity.com (Ceropegia) — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 07:29:20 +0000

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Under the CSX Railroad trestle bridge that spans the Coosa River, Gadsden, Alabama (DSC02621)

Trestle

nobody@ipernity.com (Ceropegia) — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 07:30:31 +0000

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Part of the CSX Railroad trestle bridge that spans the Coosa River, Gadsden, Alabama (DSC02615)

Crossed Boards

nobody@ipernity.com (Ceropegia) — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 07:31:13 +0000

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Part of the CSX Railroad trestle bridge that spans the Coosa River, Gadsden, Alabama (DSC0216)

Trestle

nobody@ipernity.com (Ceropegia) — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 07:36:46 +0000

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Part of the CSX Railroad trestle bridge that spans the Coosa River, Gadsden, Alabama (DSC02615)