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Folks in Jackson County, Ala., who want to save the 1930s-era B.B. Comer Bridge over the Tennessee River at Scottsboro are working to raise funds for a study of the potential economic impact of a preserved span.
Preservation-minded residents are losing ground, but they say the study could demonstrate for the public and local governments that the bridge has potential as a self-supporting project.
The Comer Bridge Foundation, North Skunk River Greenbelt Association and its consulting arm, Workin’ Bridges, were awarded a $5,000 grant in April by the National Trust for Historic Preservation for the economic impact study.
Now the foundation is working to raise $5,000 in matching funds to pay for the study to be done by Dr. Anthony Dixon of Troy University.