The bridge spans the Alabama River in Selma, Alabama. It was designed by Selma native Henson K. Stephenson and completed in 1940.
The bridge is named after Edmund Pettus, former Confederate brigadier general, senator and leader of the Alabama KKK. Some argue that the bridge should be renamed because of his support for slavery and racism.
On 7 March 1965, it was the site of a police raid on civil rights protesters, which was popularised as the ‘Bloody Sunday’ incident and had a major impact on the passage of the Referendum Rights Act.
The actual bridge is 11 spans and 380 m long. The central span is a steel arch and the left and right sides are reinforced concrete. Only the central span section was made on this card.
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Pop-up card : Selma, Alabama"
(2025-01-21)
