page_title: General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge
section_title: Dolly Parton Bridge
hierarchical_section_title: General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge / Dolly Parton Bridge
caption_attribution_description: English: View north along Interstate 65 crossing the General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge over the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta in Baldwin County, Alabama
context_page_description: The General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge, more commonly known locally as the "Dolly Parton Bridge", consists of dual parallel tied through arches of weathering steel and beam viaducts of concrete that form one continuous span carrying four lanes of Interstate 65 across the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta northeast of the U.S. city of Mobile, Alabama. Built from 1978 to 1980, it spans a distance of 6.08 miles over the delta, making it, along with the Jubilee Parkway across Mobile Bay to its south, among the longest bridges in the nation. 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. 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 that would not impede waterway development. The state of Alabama named the bridge in his honor after completion of construction in 1978.
context_section_description: The bridge has red warning lights atop the parallel support arches which, when combined with the shape of the supporting arches when approached from certain directions, have caused the bridge to gain the nickname "Dolly Parton Bridge".
caption: Two long, low viaducts connect the eastern side of the delta to the main span
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