Cochrane-Africatown USA Bridge

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bridge_name= Cochrane-Africatown USA Bridge


caption= Cochrane-Africatown USA Bridge in Mobile, Alabama.
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carries= 4 lanes of US 90/US 98 Truck
crosses= Mobile River
locale= Mobile, Alabama
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id= 015430
design= Cable-stayed bridge
mainspan= convert|781|ft|m|0
length= convert|7291|ft|m|0
width= convert|80|ft|m|0
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below= convert|140|ft|m|0
traffic= 11,110
open= 1991
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coordinates= coord|30|44|00|N|88|02|34|W|region:US_type:landmark

The Cochrane-Africatown USA Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge carrying mainline US 90 and Truck Route US 98 across the Mobile River in Mobile, Alabama. It was named for the Cochrane Bridge, which it replaced, and for the former community of Africatown, which once stood on the western approach to the bridge. Volkert & Associates, Inc. design for the bridge earned it the Outstanding Engineering Achievement in the U.S.A. Award from the National Society of Professional Engineers and the Award of Excellence in Highway Design from the Federal Highway Administration, both in 1992. [cite web| title =Cochrane/Africatown USA Bridge over the Mobile River, Mobile, Alabama | work =Volkert & Associates, Inc. | url =http://www.volkert.com/Awards/Cochrane%20Bridge%202.htm | accessdate =2008-09-28] It is the only cable-stayed bridge in the state of Alabama. The bridge was damaged on August 29, 2005 when an oil platform, the PSS Chermul, broke free from drydock and was wedged under the bridge by Hurricane Katrina. [cite web| title =Cochrane-Africatown USA Bridge on U.S. 98 - Closed | date =2005-08-29| work =Alabama Department of Transportation | url =http://www.dot.state.al.us/Docs/Bureaus/Public+Affairs/Cochrane_Africatown_USA+_Bridge_Katrina.htm | accessdate =2008-09-28]

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Crossings navbox
structure = Crossings
place = Mobile River
bridge = Cochrane-Africatown USA Bridge
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upstream = Rail bridge
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downstream = Bankhead Tunnel
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