General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge
- General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge
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carries= 4 lanes of Interstate 65
crosses= Mobile-Tensaw River delta
locale= Mobile, Alabama
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The General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge consists of two parallel tied arch bridges and adjoining concrete viaduct bridges that carry 4 lanes of Interstate 65 across the Mobile-Tensaw River delta northeast of the U.S. city of Mobile, Alabama. It was named in honor of Walter K. Wilson, a Chief of Engineers with the United States Army Corps of Engineers and long-term resident of Mobile.[cite web|title="Naming to the Point of Meaninglessness"|work="The World Around You"|url=http://www.theworldaroundyou.com/2004/07/27/naming_to_the_point_of_meaninglessness/|accessdate=2007-12-28] He was credited with being one of the first people recognizing the need to construct a high-level bridge on Interstate 65 over the Mobile River because of anticipated waterway development. The state of Alabama named the bridge in his honor after completion of construction in 1978.][cite web|title="Walter K. Wilson, Jr."|work="United States Army Corps of Engineers"|url=http://www.theworldaroundyou.com/2004/07/27/naming_to_the_point_of_meaninglessness/|accessdate=2007-12-28] ]Dolly Parton Bridge
The bridge's two parallel supporting arches have caused the bridge to gain the nickname of the "Dolly Parton Bridge".
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