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Scott
Bridge Company, Inc.'s roots date back to 1933 when Mr. I. J. Scott
(Jud) and two partners formed Scott Construction Company in
Thomasville, Georgia, constructing many highways, airports, bridges,
and dams in the Southeast. Mr. Scott left this firm in 1957 and
formed his own company, The Scott Company, in Opelika, Alabama, his
home. The Scott Company incorporated in 1965 as Scott Bridge
Company with I. J. Scott and his son, I. J. Scott, Jr. Also in
1965 Mr. Gerard Swarthout came to the company, became company
president, and retired in 1987.
Scott Bridge Company has been a member of the Alabama Road Builders
since 1947, and became known as a river bridge contractor, completing
many projects on the Warrior, Alabama, Coosa, Tennessee, and
Chattahoochee Rivers.
Currently Mr. I. J. Scott's grandsons, I. J. Scott, III (Ike),
President; William Scott, Vice President; David Scott, Board Member;
and Mr. Gerard Swarthout's son, Jack Swarthout, Executive Vice
President own and continue to further the principles and traditions of
their fathers before them.
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