Status: Open to SCAD students
Location: 32.078332,-81.103073
Carries SCAD walkway over Ogeechee Canal and W. Boundary Street
Design: arch/deck/brick
Design Details: Brick arch
Total Length: 241.1 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Four-span brick arch bridge over Ogeechee Canal, West Boundary Street, & SCAD Old Arch Hall/Mail Center on SCAD walkway in Savannah
History: Built 1860; Building built under an arch in the 60s; Converted to pedestrian use ca. 2000
Built: 1860
Location: Chatham County
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137360
North Elevation
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137361
Detail Of Pier And Spandrel
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137362
Three-Quarter View Looking Sw At Arch Spanning Canal
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137363
Three-Quarter View Looking Nw At Arch Spanning Canal
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137364
Detail Of Pier, Arch And Spandrel
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137365
Detail Of Arch Spanning West Boundary Street
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137366
View Looking E From Top Of Viaduct At Tracks Leading To The Freight Warehouses And Sidings In The Dooley Yards
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137367
One Of Four (Ne Corner) Short, Decorative, Stone Posts Located At The Four Corners Of The Viaduct.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137368
'Central Of Georgia' Sign Painted On The Underside Of Arch Spanning West Boundary Street
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
Status: Open to traffic
Slated for demolition and replacement unless a new owner relocates the bridge.
Location: 32.165400,-81.154779
Carries SR 25 (Atlantic Coastal Hwy.) over Savannah River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Swing Span
Total Length: 1465.0 Feet
Span Length: 119.8 Feet
Overview: Swing bridge on GA 25 over Savannah River at Port Wentworth
History: Built 1922; rehabilitated 1954
Built: 1922
Location: Chatham County
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136077
houlihan.jpg
Photo taken by Georgia Department of Transportation
181485
View Of Georgia Dot Bridge No. 051-00025d-01986n (James P. Houlihan Bridge) Facing East
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
181486
View Of Georgia Dot Bridge No. 051-00025d-01986n (James P. Houlihan Bridge) Facing West
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
181487
View Of Georgia Dot Bridge No. 051-00025d-01986n (James P. Houlihan Bridge) South Side Elevation
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
181488
View Of Georgia Dot Bridge No. 051-00025d-01986n (James P. Houlihan Bridge) Facing East Showing Steel Grid Decking. Operator's House Located On Upper Section Of Truss.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
181489
View Of Georgia Dot Bridge No. 051-00025d-01986n (James P. Houlihan Bridge) Facing West Showing Location Of Fender System For Turn-Span Pivot Pier.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
181490
View Of Georgia Dot Bridge No. 051-00025d-01986n (James P. Houlihan Bridge) Facing East Showing Location Of Storage Building.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
181491
View Of Georgia Dot Bridge No. 051-00025d-01986n (James P. Houlihan Bridge). Detail Of Exterior Of Operator's House.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
181492
View Of Georgia Dot Bridge No. 051-00025d-01986n (James P. Houlihan Bridge). Detail Of Interior Of Operator's House.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
181493
View Of Georgia Dot Bridge No. 051-00025d-01986n (James P. Houlihan Bridge). Detail Of Fender System For Turn-Span Pivot Pier.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
181494
View Of Georgia Dot Bridge No. 051-00025d-01986n (James P. Houlihan Bridge) Facing West Showing Location Of Traffic Arms.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
181495
View Of Georgia Dot Bridge No. 051-00025d-01986n (James P. Houlihan Bridge). Detail Of Truss Showing Lateral Supports And Diagonals.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
181496
(4'X5' Image Enlarged From 2 1/4' Negative) Sam Fowler, Photographer, February 1998 View Of Georgia Dot Bridge No. 051-00025d-01986n (James P. Houlihan Bridge) South Side Elevation.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
181497
(4'X5' Image Enlarged From 2 1/4' Negative) Sam Fowler, Photographer, February 1998 View Of Georgia Dot Bridge No. 051-00025d-01986n (James P. Houlihan Bridge) North Side Elevation.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
181498
(4
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
181499
(4
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
181500
(4'X5' Image Enlarged From 2 1/4' Negative) Sam Fowler, Photographer, February 1998 View Of Georgia Dot Bridge No. 051-00025d-01986n (James P. Houlihan Bridge). Detail Of Turn-Span Mechanism.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
181501
(4
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
181502
(4
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
181503
(4
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
181504
(4
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
263955
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
263956
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
413407
Photo taken by Amber Rhea in August 2015
413408
Photo taken by Amber Rhea in August 2015
413409
Photo taken by Amber Rhea in August 2015
413410
Photo taken by Amber Rhea in August 2015
413411
Photo taken by Amber Rhea in August 2015
413412
Photo taken by Amber Rhea in August 2015
413413
Photo taken by Amber Rhea in August 2015
425262
Photo taken by Stan Arnold
442531
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2014
Status: Rail line discontinued
Location: 32.077235,-81.103451
Carries Central of Georgia Railway over Ogeechee Canal and W. Boundary Street
Design: arch/deck/brick
Design Details: Brick arch
Total Length: 199.9 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Four-span brick arch bridge over Ogeechee Canal and W. Boundary Street on the Central of Georgia Railway in Savannah
History: Built 1853
Built: 1930
Location: Chatham County
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137350
Three-Quarter View Of S Elevation
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137351
Detail Of Single Eliptical Arch Over Canal
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137352
Detail Of Spandrel Between Arches
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137353
Wingwall At Sw Corner Of Viaduct
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137354
Detail Of Corbaled Arch Parapet
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137355
N Elevation
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137356
Detail Of Arch Over West Boundary Street On N Side
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137357
Sharply Angled View Looking W Down S Elevation Of Viaduct
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137358
Detail Of Spandrel On N Side
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137359
Detail Of Arched Drain Opening In Spandel On N Side
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 32.088619,-81.099245
Carries U.S. 17 over Savannah River
Design: suspension/stayed
Design Details: Cable-stayed
Total Length: 8852.1 Feet
Span Length: 1099.8 Feet
Overview: Cable-stayed bridge over Savannah River; replaced Old Talmadge Memorial Bridge
History: Built 1990
Built: 1991
Location: Chatham County
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136075
Talmadge.jpg
Photo taken by Georiga Department of Transportation
136076
talmadgeold.JPG
Photo taken by Georgia Department of Transportation
162162
part of the bridge is cut off, my folks were trying to take a picture of the big ship that was in the river
Photo taken by parents of Kim Harvey in March 2010
234478
view from the actual state line crossing looking south
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2012
234479
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2012
234480
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2012
234481
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2012
234482
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2012
234483
looking north
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2012
262780
Tallmadge Memorial Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Miller in August 2008
287935
Photo taken by Andrew Raker in December 2007
319797
Talmadge Memorial Bridge
Photo taken by Irma Hale in July 2011
319798
Talmadge Memorial Bridge
Photo taken by Irma Hale in July 2011
319799
Talmadge Memorial Bridge
Photo taken by Irma Hale in July 2011
319800
Talmadge Memorial Bridge
Photo taken by Irma Hale in July 2011
319801
Talmadge Memorial Bridge
Photo taken by Irma Hale in July 2011
319802
Talmadge Memorial Bridge
Photo taken by Irma Hale in July 2011
396334
Photo taken by David Huffman in June 2017
396335
Photo taken by David Huffman in June 2017
400898
Photo taken by John Imel in September 2010
400899
Photo taken by John Imel in September 2010
400900
Photo taken by John Imel in September 2010
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 32.088533,-81.098625
Carries formerly US 17 over Savannah River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Cantilevered Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost cantilever through truss bridge over Savannah River on US 17 in Savannah
History: Built ca. 1954, removed early 1990s
Built: 1954
Location: Chatham County
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136078
talmadgeold.JPG
Photo taken by Georgia Department of Transportation
316884
Eugene Talmadge Memorial Bridge at night, Savannah, Ga.
Boston Public Library
493135
Old Talmadge Memorial Bridge
1975 view
Photo from Savannah Morning News file
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 32.104074,-81.117431
Carries Seaboard Coast Line Rairoad over Savannah River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost hrough truss swing bridge over Savannah River on Charleston and Savannah Railroad
History: Built in 1899; replaced 1910
Built: 1899
Location: Chatham County
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291038
C&S - Savannah River Bridge
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013
435618
Status: Replaced by new bridge in 1958
Location: 31.978266,-81.289518
Carries US 17, GA 25 over Ogeechee River
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Ogeechee River on US 17, GA 25
History: Lost Warren Pony Truss Swing Bridge over Ogeechee River near Georgetown
Built: 1926
Location: Chatham County
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137540
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137541
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137542
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137543
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137544
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137545
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137546
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137547
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
264071
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 32.085000,-81.101667
Carries US 17, GA 25 over Central of Georgia Railroad, CSX Transportation (641197x)
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over Central of Georgia Railroad, Csx Railroad (641197x) on US 17, GA 25 in Savannah
History: Built in 1927, replaced in the 1990s.
Built: 1927
Location: Chatham County
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137571
Aerial Perspective Of North Elevation, Looking Southeast
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137572
Aerial Perspective Of North Elevation, Looking Southwest
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137573
Aerial Perspective Of South Elevation, Looking North
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137574
Aerial Perspective Showing Majority Of South Elevation, Looking North
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137575
View Of West Approach, Looking East
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137576
View Of East Approach (Span Of Talmadge Bridge In Foreground), Looking West
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137577
View Of South Elevation As It Transitions To The Fill Of The Eastern Approach (Talmadge Bridge In Background), Looking Northeast
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137578
View Of South Elevation (Representative Of Appearance Of Both Elevations), Looking Northwest
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137579
View Of South Elevation And One Of Three Wide Spans Located Along Length Of Bridge To Accommodate Roads Or Railways, Looking North
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137580
Representative Detail View Of Cantilevered Deck And Construction Of Bridge Substructure
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137581
Representative Detail View Of Railing (Incised Pattern Is Used On Both Sides Of The Parapet)
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
137582
Representative View Of Underside Of Deck, Looking West From Under Bridge At Its Easternmost Wide Span
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 32.152646,-81.164232
Carries Ocean Highway over Norfolk Southern RR
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 155.8 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Norfolk Southern RR on Ocean Highway
History: Built 1939
Built: 1939
Location: Chatham County
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194734
Photo From GDOT Transportation Explorer
194735
Photo From GDOT Transportation Explorer
194736
Photo From GDOT Transportation Explorer
Status: No longer exists except for remnants of west approach
Location: 32.014769,-80.884273
Carries Savannah and Tybee Railroad over Lazaretto Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost bridge over Lazaretto Creek on Savannah and Tybee Railroad
History: Built 1887; abandoned 1933
Built: 1887
Location: Chatham County
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196184
Remnants of approach with US 80 bridge in background
Photo taken by David Anderson
196185
Close-up
Photo taken by David Anderson
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 32.062077,-81.029955
Carries Island Expressway over Wilmington River
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 803.8 Feet
Span Length: 149.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Wilmington River on Island Expressway
History: Built 1963, pair of single leaf bascule bridges
Built: 1963
Location: Chatham County
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234484
looking west towards bascule span
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2012
261424
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
292667
Wilmington River Bridge
Georgia
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
503601
Causton Bluff Bridge
Photo taken by Laura
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 32.165701,-81.138008
Carries N. Coastal Highway over Middle River
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 1819.0 Feet
Span Length: 35.8 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Middle River on N. Coastal Highway
History: Built 1922; rehabilitated 1953
Built: 1922
Location: Chatham County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 32.022519,-80.898207
Carries Entrance Road over South Channel Savannah River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 1283.2 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over South Channel Savannah River on Entrance Road
History: Built 1938; rehabilitated 1965
Built: 1938
Location: Chatham County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 32.079689,-81.112426
Carries CSX Railroad over E. Lathrop Ave.
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 47.9 Feet
Span Length: 47.9 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over E. Lathrop Ave. on CSX Railroad
History: Built 1903
Built: 1903
Location: Chatham County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 32.103807,-81.117431
Carries Seaboard Air Line Railroad over Savannah River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss rolling lift bascule
Total Length: 151.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bascule bridge over Savannah River on Seaboard Air Line Railroad
History: Built ca 1910; Replaced 1952 after a ship collision in 1951
Built: 1910
Location: Chatham County
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439596
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2018
439597
Photo taken by JSTOR
Status: Removed
Location: 32.104171,-81.117410
Carries Seaboard Coast Line Railroad over Savannah River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss vertical lift
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Warren through truss lift bridge over Savannah River on Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
History: Built 1952 after the bascule bridge was hit by a ship in 1951; South tower hit 1966, sending the bridge into the water; Re-opened 1967; Hit again in 1968 & 1969; Final hit April 1971 to the north tower, removed afterwards
Built: 1952
Location: Chatham County
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290233
SCL - Savannah River Bridge
Lift bridge stuck the fifth time before it collapsed into the river
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
354495
SCL - Savannah River Bridge
Once used for train traffic now removed of multiple accidents
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2016
401196
Cleveland State University Library Photograph Collection (Prize Bridge Book)
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in February 2015
444676
SCL - Savannah River Bridge
Photo by Unknown from Pinterest
446672
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2019
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 32.080579,-81.089046
Carries Pedestrian Pathway over River Street Access
Design: girder/pony
Design Details: Lattice through girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lattice through girder bridge over River Street Access on a pedestrian path
History:
Built:
Location: Chatham County
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319803
Savannah Pedestrian Bridge
Photo taken by Irma Hale in July 2011
Status: No longer exists
Location: 32.033650,-81.045744
Carries Georgia US 80 over Richardson / Grays Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details: Swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Richardson Creek on Georgia US 80
History: Built 1926
Built: 1926
Location: Chatham County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 32.081155,-81.090672
Carries Pedestrian Pathway over East Upper Factors Walk
Design: girder/pony
Design Details: Lattice through girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lattice through girder bridge over East Upper Factors Walk on Pedestrian Pathway
History:
Built:
Location: Chatham County
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396338
Photo taken by David Huffman in June 2017
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 32.081250,-81.090830
Carries Pedestrian Pathway over East Upper Factors Walk
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Lattice deck girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lattice deck girder bridge over East Upper Factors Walk on Pedestrian Pathway
History:
Built:
Location: Chatham County
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396336
Photo taken by David Huffman in June 2017
396337
Photo taken by David Huffman in June 2017
Status: Open to traffic
New bridge to open in late 2015
Location: 32.100194,-81.089922
Carries U.S. 17 over Little Back River
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 3203.9 Feet
Span Length: 35.8 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Little Back River on U.S. 17
History: Built 1954
Built: 1954
Location: Chatham County
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Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
Location: 32.041430,-81.204031
Carries Former US 17/SR 25/Atlantic Coastal Highway over Salt Creek/Little Ogeechee River
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 8.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Salt Creek on Silk Hope Road
History: Built by the State Highway Department c. 1937
Built: 1937
Location: Chatham County
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350005
Photo taken by Amber Rhea in November 2015
350006
Photo taken by Amber Rhea in November 2015
356980
State Highway Dept. Bridge Plans, 1937
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 31.947163,-81.065303
Carries US 80/204 over Skidaway Narrows
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder bascule
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Skidaway Narrows on US 80
History: Built in 1971; replaced 2013
Built: 1971
Location: Chatham County
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373548
Skidaway Narrows Bridge
Lowered
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2014
373547
Skidaway Narrows Bridge
Raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2014
435556
Photo provided by Oasis's Journey
Status: No longer exists
Location: 32.078572,-81.072973
Carries Coastal Highway over Savannah River
Design: truss/through/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren through truss with all verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Savannah River on Coastal Highway
History: Removed ; not replaced
Built:
Location: Chatham County
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461191
Postcard
Photo ebay
461192
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2019
Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
