List of crossings of the Black Warrior River
Encyclopedia
This is a list of bridge
s and other crossings of the Black Warrior River
from its confluence at the Tombigbee River
near Demopolis
upstream to its source at the confluence of the Mulberry and Locust
forks in Jefferson County
, Alabama
.
| U.S. 43 Bridge
| US 43
| Greene
and Marengo
counties
| 32°32′43.6662"N 87°50′8.1096"W
|-
| St. Louis & San Francisco Rail Bridge
| BNSF Railroad Bridge
| Greene and Marengo counties
| 32°32′43.872"N 87°49′48.2772"W
|-
| Warrior Lock and Dam
| Hale County Road 38
| Greene and Hale
counties
| 32°46′44.2158"N 87°50′28.212"W
|-
| Oscar Underwood Bridge
| AL 14
| Greene and Hale counties
| 32°49′9.6306"N 87°48′59.0328"W
|-
| Railroad Bridge
| AGS
railroad bridge
| Greene Hale counties
| 32°50′45.5994"N 87°49′55.4802"W
|-
| Interstate 20/59 Northbound Bridge
| Interstate 20
/59
| Tuscaloosa County
| 33°6′57.312"N 87°39′12.9348"W
|-
| Interstate 20/59 Southbound Bridge
| Interstate 20
/59
| Tuscaloosa County
| 33°6′57.312"N 87°39′12.9348"W
|-
| Foster Ferry Bridge
| US 11
/US 43
| Tuscaloosa County
| 33°7′6.7578"N 87°39′42.6348"W
|-
| Tuscaloosa Bypass toll bridge
| Black Warrior Parkway
| Tuscaloosa County
| 33°11′53.289"N 87°37′36.6852"W
|-
| William Bacon Oliver Lock and Dam
|
| Tuscaloosa County
| 33°12′31.3734"N 87°35′33.9174"W
|-
| Railroad Bridge
| KCS
Railroad Bridge
| Tuscaloosa County
| 33°12′48.8082"N 87°34′35.8458"W
|-
| Hugh R. Thomas Bridge
| US 43/ AL 69
| Tuscaloosa County
| 33°12′51.861"N 87°34′25.4964"W
|-
| Woolsey Finnell Bridge
| US 82
| Tuscaloosa County
| 33°13′23.7864"N 87°31′56.0604"W
|-
| Paul Bryant Bridge
| AL 297
| Tuscaloosa County
| 33°14′29.7882"N 87°30′19.983"W
|-
| Holt Lock and Dam
|
| Tuscaloosa County
| 33°15′14.511"N 87°26′57.8472"W
|-
| John Hollis Bankhead Lock and Dam
|
| Tuscaloosa County
| 33°27′29.808"N 87°21′22.2804"W
|-
| Franklin Ferry Bridge
| Jefferson County Road 21
| Jefferson County
| 33°31′37.4916"N 87°14′26.7684"W
|}
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
s and other crossings of the Black Warrior River
Black Warrior River
The Black Warrior River is a waterway in west central Alabama in the southeastern United States. The river rises in the extreme southern edges of the Appalachian Highlands and flows 178 miles to the Tombigbee River, of which the Black Warrior is the primary tributary...
from its confluence at the Tombigbee River
Tombigbee River
The Tombigbee River is a tributary of the Mobile River, approximately 200 mi long, in the U.S. states of Mississippi and Alabama. It is one of two major rivers, along with the Alabama River, that unite to form the short Mobile River before it empties into Mobile Bay on the Gulf of Mexico...
near Demopolis
Demopolis, Alabama
Demopolis is the largest city in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. The population was 7,483 at the time of the 2010 United States Census....
upstream to its source at the confluence of the Mulberry and Locust
Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River
The Locust Fork, in Blount, Etowah, and Marshall counties is one of three major tributaries of the Black Warrior River. The river features several stretches of whitewater, and is popular with canoers and kayakers. In the late 1980s, the Birmingham Water Works proposed damming the river as a...
forks in Jefferson County
Jefferson County, Alabama
Jefferson County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Alabama, with its county seat being located in Birmingham.As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Jefferson County was 658,466...
, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
.
Alabama
|-| U.S. 43 Bridge
| US 43
U.S. Route 43
U.S. Route 43 is a north–south United States highway that runs for 410 miles from central Tennessee to Mobile, Alabama. The highway's southern terminus is in Mobile, Alabama, at U.S. Route 45. Its northern terminus is Columbia, Tennessee, at U.S. Route 31.-Alabama:Between Mobile and Fayette...
| Greene
Greene County, Alabama
Greene County is the least populous county in the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene of Rhode Island. As of 2010 the population was 9,045...
and Marengo
Marengo County, Alabama
Marengo County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of a battlefield near Turin, Italy, where the French defeated the Austrians on June 14, 1800. As of 2010 the population was 21,027...
counties
| 32°32′43.6662"N 87°50′8.1096"W
|-
| St. Louis & San Francisco Rail Bridge
| BNSF Railroad Bridge
| Greene and Marengo counties
| 32°32′43.872"N 87°49′48.2772"W
|-
| Warrior Lock and Dam
| Hale County Road 38
| Greene and Hale
Hale County, Alabama
Hale County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of Confederate officer Stephen Fowler Hale. As of 2010 the population was 15,760. Its county seat is Greensboro and it is part of the Tuscaloosa Metropolitan Statistical Area....
counties
| 32°46′44.2158"N 87°50′28.212"W
|-
| Oscar Underwood Bridge
| AL 14
State Route 14 (Alabama)
State Route 14 in Alabama, also known as SR-14, is a public highway maintained by the state of Alabama. SR-14 runs from west to east through the central portion of the state...
| Greene and Hale counties
| 32°49′9.6306"N 87°48′59.0328"W
|-
| Railroad Bridge
| AGS
Alabama Great Southern Railroad
The Alabama Great Southern Railroad is a railroad in the U.S. states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. It is an operating subsidiary of the Norfolk Southern Corporation , running southwest from Chattanooga to New Orleans through Birmingham and Meridian...
railroad bridge
| Greene Hale counties
| 32°50′45.5994"N 87°49′55.4802"W
|-
| Interstate 20/59 Northbound Bridge
| Interstate 20
Interstate 20
Interstate 20 is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. I‑20 runs 1,535 miles from near Kent, Texas, at Interstate 10 to Florence, South Carolina, at Interstate 95...
/59
Interstate 59
Interstate 59 is an Interstate Highway in the southern United States. Its southern terminus is near Slidell, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans, at an intersection with Interstate 10 and Interstate 12, its northern terminus is at Wildwood, Georgia, at an intersection with Interstate 24.The road's...
| Tuscaloosa County
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Tuscaloosa County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama.It is named in honor of the pre-Choctaw chief Tuskaloosa. In 2010, the population was 194,656...
| 33°6′57.312"N 87°39′12.9348"W
|-
| Interstate 20/59 Southbound Bridge
| Interstate 20
Interstate 20
Interstate 20 is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. I‑20 runs 1,535 miles from near Kent, Texas, at Interstate 10 to Florence, South Carolina, at Interstate 95...
/59
Interstate 59
Interstate 59 is an Interstate Highway in the southern United States. Its southern terminus is near Slidell, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans, at an intersection with Interstate 10 and Interstate 12, its northern terminus is at Wildwood, Georgia, at an intersection with Interstate 24.The road's...
| Tuscaloosa County
| 33°6′57.312"N 87°39′12.9348"W
|-
| Foster Ferry Bridge
| US 11
U.S. Route 11
U.S. Route 11 is a north–south United States highway extending 1,645 miles across the eastern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 90 in the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge in eastern New Orleans, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at the United...
/US 43
| Tuscaloosa County
| 33°7′6.7578"N 87°39′42.6348"W
|-
| Tuscaloosa Bypass toll bridge
| Black Warrior Parkway
| Tuscaloosa County
| 33°11′53.289"N 87°37′36.6852"W
|-
| William Bacon Oliver Lock and Dam
|
| Tuscaloosa County
| 33°12′31.3734"N 87°35′33.9174"W
|-
| Railroad Bridge
| KCS
Kansas City Southern Railway
The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...
Railroad Bridge
| Tuscaloosa County
| 33°12′48.8082"N 87°34′35.8458"W
|-
| Hugh R. Thomas Bridge
Hugh R. Thomas Bridge
The Hugh R. Thomas Bridge is the six-lane, girder bridge spanning the Black Warrior River along U.S. 43 and Alabama State Route 69 between Tuscaloosa and Northport in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama that opened in 1974. As of 1997, the average daily traffic count for the bridge is 60,000 vehicles...
| US 43/ AL 69
State Route 69 (Alabama)
State Route 69 is a long route that extends from the southwestern to the northeastern parts of the state. The southern terminus of the route is at a junction with State Route 177 at Jackson. The northern terminus of the route is at its junction with U.S...
| Tuscaloosa County
| 33°12′51.861"N 87°34′25.4964"W
|-
| Woolsey Finnell Bridge
Woolsey Finnell Bridge
The Woolsey Finnell Bridge is the four-lane, girder bridge spanning the Black Warrior River along U.S. 82 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that opened in 1961. The bridge takes its name from the former state director of highways for Alabama, Woolsey Finnell...
| US 82
U.S. Route 82
U.S. Route 82 is an east–west United States highway in the southern United States. What started as a 1932 addition to the system across central Mississippi and southern Arkansas eventually became a 1,609 mile route extending from the White Sands of New Mexico to Georgia's Atlantic coast.The...
| Tuscaloosa County
| 33°13′23.7864"N 87°31′56.0604"W
|-
| Paul Bryant Bridge
Paul Bryant Bridge
The Paul Bryant Bridge is the four-lane, tall, $28 million bridge spanning the Black Warrior River along Alabama State Route 297 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Construction of the long, twin-span bridge commenced in March 2000...
| AL 297
| Tuscaloosa County
| 33°14′29.7882"N 87°30′19.983"W
|-
| Holt Lock and Dam
Holt Lock and Dam
The Holt Lock and Dam is part of the Black Warrior River near Holt, Alabama in Tuscaloosa County. Opening for navigation in 1966, it served as a replacement for a series locks and dams built in the early 1900s...
|
| Tuscaloosa County
| 33°15′14.511"N 87°26′57.8472"W
|-
| John Hollis Bankhead Lock and Dam
|
| Tuscaloosa County
| 33°27′29.808"N 87°21′22.2804"W
|-
| Franklin Ferry Bridge
| Jefferson County Road 21
| Jefferson County
Jefferson County, Alabama
Jefferson County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Alabama, with its county seat being located in Birmingham.As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Jefferson County was 658,466...
| 33°31′37.4916"N 87°14′26.7684"W
|}