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River Street Swing Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 34.510319,-84.958025

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Carries River Street/Sugar Valley Road over Oostanaula River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Oostanaula River on River Street/Sugar Valley Road
History: Replaced 1967
Built: ca. 1910

Location: Gordon County

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Old Dixie Highway Bridge

Status: Abandoned

Location: 34.419705,-84.934797

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Carries Old Dixie Highway over Oothcaloga Creek Trib.
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 47.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned concrete tee beam bridge over Oothcaloga Creek Trib. on Old Dixie Highway
History: Built 1928, abandoned sometime after 2000 when road was rerouted at the intersection with US 41
Built: 1928

Location: Gordon County

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127339

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Deck and railing looking northeast

Photo taken by Melissa Kernea

127340

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Deck and railing looking southwest

Photo taken by Melissa Kernea

127341

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Underside

Photo taken by Melissa Kernea

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Resaca Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 34.575556,-84.940556

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Carries US 41 over Oostanaula River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 829.8 Feet
Span Length: 74.8 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Oostanaula River on Us 41 in Resaca
History: Built 1930; rehabilitated 1980, the only part of this bridge from 1930 are a few of the piers, everything else was replaced 1980
Built: 1930

Location: Gordon County

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130228

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East oblique

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in December 2008

130229

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Deck

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in December 2008

130230

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West oblique

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in December 2008

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County Line Road Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 34.616111,-84.871944

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Carries County Line Road over Polecat Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 30.8 Feet
Span Length: 30.8 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Polecat Creek on County Line Road
History: Built 1934
Built: 1934

Location: Gordon County

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130231

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Deck

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in December 2008

130232

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Deck and railing on north side

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in December 2008

130233

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Deck and railing on south side

Railings on both sides are in very poor shape

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in December 2008

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Oakman Tunnel

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 34.570017,-84.708157

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Carries CSX Transportation over Private driveway
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel over private driveway just south of Oakman Baptist Church
History: Built ca. 1935, looks nearly identical to the Pine Log Road Tunnel in Bartow County
Built: ca. 1935

Location: Gordon County

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130244

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East side

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in December 2008

130245

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Through the bore...looking east

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in December 2008

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CSX - Oostanaula River Bridge

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Location: 34.577633,-84.941076

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Carries CSX Railroad over Oostanaula River
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Four inverted-kingpost deck girder spans over river; four lonng approach deck spans; original piers are under long spans.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck girder bridge over Oostanaula River on CSX Railroad in Resaca
History: The piers and stone abutments are from the 1840's, the trusswork is from the early 1900's
Built: ca. 1900

Location: Gordon County

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130273

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From the US 41 bridge looking east

We have had some flooding lately, look at the debris up against the piers

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in December 2008

130274

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North abutment

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in December 2008

130275

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Looking southward

There is a long approach trestle from the south but I didn't get any pics of it

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in December 2008

255050

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Photo taken by Christopher Ness

446552

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CSX - Oostanaula River Bridge July 2001

CEFX SD40-2 3144 (ex-ATSF 5361), CSX 8571 (built as C&O SD50 8571), and FURX SD40-2 3008 (ex-L&N 1246) crossing the bridge over the Oostanaula River at Resaca, GA in July 2001

Rick Burn, used with permission

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Miller Ferry Road Underpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 34.448579,-85.012294

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over S-2857 Miller Ferry Road
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 180.8 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over S-2857 Miller Ferry Road on Norfolk Southern Railway
History: Built 1947
Built: 1947

Location: Gordon County

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151356

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Oblique of west side looking south

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in January 2010

151357

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Road

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in January 2010

151358

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Underside

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in January 2010

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Mauldin Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 34.468677,-84.733035

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Carries Mauldin Road over Salacoa Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber deck
Total Length: 39.7 Feet
Span Length: 39.7 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Salacoa Creek on Mauldin Road
History: Built 1956, looks to have been rebuilt recently
Built: 1956

Location: Gordon County

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151359

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Overview

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in January 2010

151360

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Oblique

The NBI lists this as being built in 1956, it looks like it has been rebuilt recently

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in January 2010

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Lutens Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 34.486123,-84.808040

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Carries Covington Br Road (County Road 228) over Pine Log Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost closed-spandrel arch bridge over Pine Log Creek on Covington Br Road (County Road 228)
History: Built 1920 by the Luten Bridge Company, replaced 1989
Built: 1920

Location: Gordon County

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151431

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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

151432

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151433

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151434

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158108

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Replacement

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in March 2010

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Covington Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 34.476191,-84.745075

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Carries Covington Br Road (County Road 228) over Salacoa Creek
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 Salacoa Creek on Covington Br Road (County Road 228)
History: Built 1932, replaced 1989
Built: 1932

Location: Gordon County

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151441

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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

151442

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151443

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151444

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151445

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158106

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Abutment

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in March 2010

158107

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Replacement

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in March 2010

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Reeves Station Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 34.451295,-85.028397

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Carries Reeves Station Road over Oostanaula River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Oostanaula River on Reeves Station Road
History: Built 1915, replaced 1978?
Built: 1915

Location: Gordon County

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290040

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Reeves Station Bridge

Photo courtesy of Georgia Archives


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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