Historic Bridges: Chatham County, Georgia

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Causton Bluff Bridges
Islands Expressway Bridges
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Islands Expressway Over Wilmington River in Savannah: Chatham County, Georgia, United States

Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 804 ft. Main Span: 150 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1963 By: Unknown

This pair of bascule bridges are similar in appearance, but not identical, and one has older girders which were moved and reused here.

Central of Georgia 1853 Viaduct
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Railroad (Abandoned Central of Georgia) Over Savannah – Ogeechee Barge Canal and West Boundary Street in Savannah: Chatham County, Georgia, United States

Brick Elliptical Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 200 ft. Main Span: 30 ft. Roadway: 37.7 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1853 By: Unknown

This is the older of two rare brick arch bridges, and is also significant as a surviving bridge pre-dating the Civil War.

Central of Georgia 1860 Viaduct
Turner House Bridge
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Railroad (Rail-Trail, Former Central of Georgia) Over Savannah – Ogeechee Barge Canal and West Boundary Street in Savannah: Chatham County, Georgia, United States

Brick Elliptical Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 241 ft. Main Span: 48 ft. Roadway: 31.2 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1860 By: Unknown

Built just before the Civil War, this is the newer of two rare brick arch bridges, and has been reused for pedestrians and to house a building.