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The '''Jim Bennett Bridge''', opened on [[November 6]], [[1985]], carries [[Brookwood Medical Center Drive]] over [[U.S. Highway 31]] on the northern slope of [[Shades Mountain]]. The bridge eliminated a difficult interchange which required hospital traffic coming from the north to cross oncoming south-bound lanes to enter the [[Brookwood Medical Center]] campus. | The '''Jim Bennett Bridge''', opened on [[November 6]], [[1985]], carries [[Brookwood Medical Center Drive]] over [[U.S. Highway 31]] on the northern slope of [[Shades Mountain]]. The bridge eliminated a difficult interchange which required hospital traffic coming from the north to cross oncoming south-bound lanes to enter the [[Brookwood Medical Center]] campus. | ||
The project to construct the $ | The project to construct the $3 million bridge was a joint effort of the [[Metropolitan Planning Organization]] with local, state and federal government agencies. It was funded by a public-private partnership method developed in part by former State Senator [[Jim Bennett]]. Numerous later projects have benefitted from the same funding method. In [[2002]] State Senator [[Jabo Waggoner]] introduced a resolution to name the bridge for Bennett, who was then Secretary of State. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 21:06, 9 August 2007
The Jim Bennett Bridge, opened on November 6, 1985, carries Brookwood Medical Center Drive over U.S. Highway 31 on the northern slope of Shades Mountain. The bridge eliminated a difficult interchange which required hospital traffic coming from the north to cross oncoming south-bound lanes to enter the Brookwood Medical Center campus.
The project to construct the $3 million bridge was a joint effort of the Metropolitan Planning Organization with local, state and federal government agencies. It was funded by a public-private partnership method developed in part by former State Senator Jim Bennett. Numerous later projects have benefitted from the same funding method. In 2002 State Senator Jabo Waggoner introduced a resolution to name the bridge for Bennett, who was then Secretary of State.
References
- Act No. 2002-476. "Designating the bridge over U.S. Highway 31 at Brookwood Medical Center in Homewood, Alabama, the Jim Bennett Bridge." Acts of Alabama.