General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge

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The General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge consists of two parallel tied arch bridges and ajoining concrete viaduct bridges that carry 4 lanes of Interstate 65 across the Mobile-Tensaw River delta northeast of the U.S. city of Mobile, Alabama. 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 because of anticipated waterway development. The state of Alabama named the bridge in his honor after completion of construction in 1978.

The dual high sections over the Mobile River at the south end of the bridge have been called the "Dolly Parton" bridge by locals due to their shape and the two red lights that mark the tops of the bridges.