Paul Bryant Bridge

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bridge_name= Paul Bryant Bridge


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carries= 4 lanes of Alabama State Route 297, pedestrians and bicycles
crosses= Black Warrior River
locale= Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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The Paul Bryant Bridge is the four-lane, convert|150|ft|m|sing=on tall, $28 million bridge spanning the Black Warrior River along Alabama State Route 297 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.cite news
last =Parrott
first =Scott
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title =Paul Bryant Bridge open to traffic today
work =The Tuscaloosa News
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date =April 24, 2004
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accessdate = ] Construction of the convert|3785|ft|m|sing=on long, twin-span bridge commenced in March 2000. Originally slated to open in December 2003, construction delays resulted in its opening on April 23, 2004.

Serving as the fourth crossing of the Black Warrior River, this was the first phase of the larger Warrior Loop project slated for completion by 2012. Constructed by the R.R. Dawson Bridge Company, during the course of its construction, two workers died while on the job in October 2001 and again in April 2003.

In January 2003, former Alabama governor ordered state transportation director Paul Bowlin to name the bridge in honor of long-time University of Alabama head football coach Paul Bryant.cite news
last =Parrott
first =Scott
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title =Bridge is named in honor of the 'Bear'
work =The Tuscaloosa News
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date =January 24, 2003
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ee also

* List of crossings of the Black Warrior River
* Alabama State Route 297

References

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structure = Crossings
place = Black Warrior River
bridge = Paul Bryant Bridge
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upstream = Holt Lock and Dam
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downstream = Woolsey Finnell Bridge
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