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Amicalola Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 34.426233,-84.212561

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Carries GA 53 over Amicalola Creek
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Open spandrel arch with steel stringer couplets
Total Length: 257.9 Feet
Span Length: 85.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Amicalola Creek on GA 53
History: Built 1930; rehabilitated 1980
Built: 1930

Location: Dawson County

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156966

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Looking northwest. GDOT did something atrocious here in 1980 when they added stringer wings to a beautiful arch bridge. This bridge is in a very scenic area with a trail underneath the bridge.

Photo taken by James Legg

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Steele's Bridge

Status: Destroyed by fire

Location: 34.445077,-84.209030

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Carries Steele's Bridge Road over Amicalola Creek
Design: truss/through/lattice
Design Details: Covered Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 84.0 Feet

Overview: Lost covered bridge over Amicalola Creek on Steele's Bridge Road
History: Destroyed by fire in 1977, replaced by steel truss bridge in 1980
Built: 1897

Location: Dawson County

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474387

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Steele's Covered Bridge

The Atlanta Constitution: June 2 1977

474388

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Steele's Covered Bridge

The Atlanta Constitution: June 2 1977

474389

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Steele's Covered Bridge

The Atlanta Constitution: June 2 1977

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Steele's Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 34.445139,-84.209045

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Carries Steelbridge Rd. (Steele's Bridge Rd.) over Amicalola Creek
Design: truss/modern/through/polygonal
Design Details: Modern polygonal Warren through truss
Total Length: 122.7 Feet
Span Length: 122.7 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Amicalola Creek on Steelbridge Rd. (Steele's Bridge Rd.)
History: Built 1980 as a replacement for the original covered bridge that burned in 1976
Built: 1980

Location: Dawson County

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113759

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Overview

Photo taken by James McCray in December 2007

113760

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Deck View

Photo taken by James McCray in December 2007

113761

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West Face of Bridge

Photo taken by James McCray in December 2007

113762

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Oblique View

Photo taken by James McCray in December 2007

113763

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Northern End

Photo taken by James McCray in December 2007

113764

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Oblique View (Northern End)

Photo taken by James McCray in December 2007

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Dawson Forest Bridge

Status: Abandoned

Location: 34.368292,-84.165015

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Carries over Etowah River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 80.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Etowah River
History: Built 1904
Built: 1904

Location: Dawson County

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238386

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Photo taken by Ron Mayhew

442939

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Clipping courtesy of the Dawson County Advertiser

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Lockheed GNAL - Etowah River Bridge #2

Status: Removed

Location: 34.365422,-84.148412

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Carries Railroad over Etowah River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Etowah River on Lockheed GNAL RC Railroad
History: Built ca. 1956; Removed 1971
Built:

Location: Dawson County

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238422

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Photo taken by Robert Elzey

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Shoal Creek Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 34.356021,-84.140153

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Carries Road/Trail over Etowah River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony plate girder bridge over Etowah River on Road/Trail
History:
Built:

Location: Dawson County

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Lockheed GNAL - Etowah River Bridge #1

Status: Removed

Location: 34.356303,-84.146757

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Carries Lockheed GNAL Railroad over Etowah River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Etowah River on Lockheed GNAL Railroad
History: Built 1956
Built: 1956

Location: Dawson County

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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.

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