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Edmund Pettus Bridge

Edmund Pettus Bridge Edmund Pettus Bridge - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Edmund Pettus Bridge carries U.S. RouteĀ 80 Business (USĀ 80 Bus.) across the Alabama River in Selma, Alabama. Built in 1940, it is named after Edmund Pettus, a former Confederate brigadier general, U.S. senator, and state-level leader ("Grand Dragon") of the Alabama Ku Klux Klan. The bridge is a steel through arch bridge with a central span of . Nine large concrete arches support the bridge and roadway on the east side. Read more on Wikipedia

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