An
early viaduct (the Weatherly Viaduct) was built in 1915 to carry 1st
Avenue North over the railroad tracks near Sloss Furnace. The
October, 1915 issue of the Birmingham Magazine touted the completion of
the "Weatherly Viaduct", which was completed October, 1915.
The
Weatherly Viaduct elevated N. 1st Street in the area of Sloss Furnace,
and the very busy railroad tracks which served Terminal
Station. The article notes that the viaduct was the first
permanent (there were earlier ones of wood) to be completed "as the
result of movement to eliminate grade crossings started 27 years
ago." This means that concerned citizens began to complain in
1888, when the City was only 17 years old.
This
page is from the Birmingham Magazine of October, 1915, which is found at
the Birmingham Public Library. |