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Sidney Lanier Bridge (1956)

Status: No longer exists

Location: 31.123333,-81.481667

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Carries US 17 over Brunswick River
Design: truss/deck/warren
Design Details: Vertical lift using modified Warren Deck Truss Plate Girder Approach Span
Total Length: 4471.0 Feet
Span Length: 295.0 Feet

Overview: Lost vertical-lift bridge over Brunswick River on US 17 at Brunswick
History: Built 1956, replaced by new cable stay bridge
Built: 1956

Location: Glynn County

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137661

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137662

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137663

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137664

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137665

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137666

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137667

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137668

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137669

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137670

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137671

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137672

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137673

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264906

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Sidney Lanier Bridge

Replaced with a cable stayed bridge

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

336226

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Boston Public Library

441024

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Replaced

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2019

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Sidney Lanier Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 31.116460,-81.484739

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Carries Sidney Lanier Br over Brunswick River
Design: suspension/stayed
Design Details: Cable-stayed
Total Length: 7780.2 Feet
Span Length: 1250.1 Feet

Overview: Cable-stayed bridge over Brunswick River on Sidney Lanier Br in Brunswick
History: Built 2002
Built: 2002

Location: Glynn County

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137674

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137675

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137676

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137677

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137678

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137679

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137680

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137681

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137682

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137683

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137684

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137685

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137686

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137687

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137688

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137689

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137690

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137691

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137692

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137693

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137694

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137695

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137696

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137697

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137698

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137699

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137700

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137701

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137702

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137703

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137704

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137705

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137706

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262781

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Sidney Lanier Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Miller in May 2007

275961

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Sidney Lanier Bridge

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt June 2010

275962

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Sidney Lanier Bridge

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt June 2010

275963

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Sidney Lanier Bridge

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275964

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Sidney Lanier Bridge

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275965

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Sidney Lanier Bridge

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275966

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Sidney Lanier Bridge

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473694

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2017

473695

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in December 2017

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SCL - Altamaha River Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 31.426796,-81.605340

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Carries Abandoned Seaboard Coast Line Railroad over Altamaha River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt Through Truss
Total Length: 1132.0 Feet
Span Length: 140.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Altamaha River on Abandoned Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
History:
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Location: Glynn County

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SAL - Altamaha River Bridge

Abandoned

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013

435729

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435730

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472543

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SAL Altamaha River Bridge

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510233

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Georgia Coast railroad bridge

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013

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Jekyll Creek/Intracoastal Waterway Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 31.047244,-81.423729

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Carries Jekyll Island Road over Jekyll Creek/Intracoastal Waterway
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Deck girder vertical lift
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Deck girder bridge over Jekyll Creek/Intracoastal Waterway on Jekyll Island Road
History: Built 1955
Built: 1955

Location: Glynn County

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290796

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Jekyll Creek Bridge

Replaced

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

417531

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Frederica River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 31.168416,-81.413646

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Carries Torras Causeway over Frederica 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 Frederica River on Torras Causeway
History:
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Location: Glynn County

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316839

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Drawbridge across Frederica River, connecting Brunswick and St. Simons Island, Ga.

Boston Public Library

316840

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Frederica River Bridge

Replaced

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2014

344943

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Photo taken by Dave Schmitt in July 1975

501693

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Frederica River Bridge

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Frederica River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 31.168563,-81.413560

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Carries Torras Causeway over Frederica 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 Through truss bridge over Frederica River on Torras Causeway
History:
Built:

Location: Glynn County

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316842

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Sea Island Yacht Clubhouse and Docks, Frederica River, St. Simons Island, Georgia

Boston Public Library

336062

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Frederica River Bridge

Removed

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in August 2015

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Sidney Lanier Bridge (Pre 1956)

Status: No longer exists

Location: 31.116630,-81.484734

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Carries US 17 over Brunswick River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over River on US 17 Sidney Lanier
History: Replaced 1956
Built:

Location: Glynn County

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440048

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440742

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Sidney Lanier Bridge

Replaced

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2019

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MacKay River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 31.171350,-81.425119

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Carries Torras Causeway over MacKay River
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Stringer
Total Length: 2601.2 Feet
Span Length: 120.1 Feet

Overview: Stringer bridge over MacKay River on Torras Causeway
History: Built 1986
Built: 1986

Location: Glynn 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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