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Butt Memorial Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 33.478333,-81.985000

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Carries Fifteenth Street over Augusta Canal
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Arch Reinforced Concrete Tee Beam
Total Length: 155.8 Feet
Span Length: 52.8 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Augusta Canal on Fifteenth Street in Augusta
History: Built 1914
Built: 1914

Location: Richmond County

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193477

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Butt Memorial Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in February 2011

193478

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Butt Memorial Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in February 2011

193479

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Butt Memorial Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in February 2011

193480

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Butt Memorial Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in February 2011

193481

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Butt Memorial Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in February 2011

193482

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Butt Memorial Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in February 2011

417019

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Published prior to 1923

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Jefferson Davis Memorial Bridge

Status: Intact but closed to all traffic in May 2020; being converted to pedestrian bridge

Location: 33.476504,-81.957039

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Carries 5th Street over Savannah River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 1201.8 Feet
Span Length: 119.8 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder swing bridge over Savannah River on 5th Street in Augusta
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931

Location: Richmond County

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132379

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Overview

From the Georgia side

Photo taken by James F. Gentner in January 2009

132380

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Another Overview

Photo taken by James F. Gentner in January 2009

346893

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View of Plaque on NE Endpost: Plaque shows image of Jefferson Davis with the dates 1808 and 1889 flanking his image. Below that is the following text: Jefferson Davis A Tribute From United Daughters Of The Confederacy of South Carolina 1931

Photo taken by Martha Carver in October 2015

346894

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Plaque on NE Endpost

Photo taken by Martha Carver in October 2015

346895

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Oblique view from north (South Carolina) end

Photo taken by Martha Carver in October 2015

346896

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Plaque on NW endpost. Text: Jefferson Davis West Point Graduate Class of 1828 *** Services: Indian Wars 1829-1835 Member of Congress 1845-‘46 Colonel U. S. Army Hero of Buena Vista and Monterey Secretary of War, 1853-‘57 Senator from Mississippi 1849-’51 1857-‘61 President of Confederate States of America 1861 --- 1865 *** A Tribute From United Daughters of The Confederacy Of South Carolina 1931

Photo taken by Martha Carver in October 2015

346897

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Plaque "Jefferson Davis Memorial Bridge" which is located on the inside of each rail, mid-point of the bridge, on the state line between Georgia and South Carolina

Photo taken by Martha Carver in October 2015

346898

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Detail of Bridge Rail, North End of Bridge

Photo taken by Martha Carver in October 2015

346899

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Oblique view, through to the south from the South Carolina end

Photo taken by Martha Carver in October 2015

346900

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From Georgia end, Oblique view to the Northeast

Photo taken by Martha Carver in October 2015

346901

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Oblique view to the North, showing approach to the bridge

Photo taken by Martha Carver in October 2015

346902

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Oblique view to the North, Similar view as that shown in the postcard

Photo taken by Martha Carver in October 2015

346903

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View of Plaque on SE Endpost: Plaque shows image of Jefferson Davis with the dates 1808 and 1889 flanking his image. Below that is the following text: Jefferson Davis A Tribute from Chapter “A” Augusta Georgia United Daughters Of the Confederacy 1931

Photo taken by Martha Carver in October 2015

346904

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Plaque on the SW Endpost: Jefferson Davis West Point Graduate Class of 1828 *** Services: Indian Wars 1829-1835 Member of Congress 1845-‘46 Colonel U. S. Army Hero of Buena Vista and Monterey Secretary of War, 1853-‘57 Senator from Mississippi 1849-’51 1857-‘61 President of Confederate States of America 1861 --- 1865 *** A Tribute from Chapter “A” Augusta Georgia United Daughters Of the Confederacy 1931

Photo taken by Martha Carver in October 2015

346905

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Oblique view to the NE, from the Georgia side of the bridge

Photo taken by Martha Carver in October 2015

346906

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Detail of Substructure, view to the NE

Photo taken by Martha Carver in October 2015

346907

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Oblique view of Substructure, view to NW

Photo taken by Martha Carver in October 2015

346908

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Georgia August Jefferson Davis Bridge Linen

Postcard Image of Bridge, from the Georgia end, view to the NW

Photo taken by Martha Carver in April 2013

486558

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Tech Drawing from Douglas Butler

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2019

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NS - Savannah River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 33.477744,-81.959225

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Savannah River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: 6 span bridge over Savannah River. 4 Truss, 1 Pony Plate Girder, 1 bascule span.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bascule bridge with multiple truss approaches over Savannah River on Norfolk Southern Railway in Augusta
History: Originally Southern Railway
Built:

Location: Richmond County

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132381

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Mostly South Carolina side of Bridge

Photo taken by James F. Gentner in January 2009

132382

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Overview of Bridge

Photo taken by James F. Gentner in January 2009

132383

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Georgia side of Bridge

Photo taken by James F. Gentner in January 2009

243903

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6th & Broad

The 6th Street Railroad Bridge is thus named because it feeds directly onto 6th Street in Augusta where the trains run down the middle of a road. In this shot, the cars trail out of frame directly onto the bridge.

Photo taken by Joseph Hinson

249491

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6th Street Bridge

Photo taken by Joe Furr

249492

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6th Street Bridge

Photo taken by greywolfx47 (No real name given)

260442

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Drawing

Drawing made by Douglas Butler

267501

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Photo taken by Christopher Ness

314154

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NS - Savannah River Bridge

Between two approaching truss fixed bridges

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2013

346869

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View of the bridge from the Fifth Street Bridge. The pier in the foreground is from an older railroad bridge that the Sixth Street Bridge replaced. See this website for more info about the older bridge, http://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/aiken-county/hamburg-to-augusta-rail-bridge.html

Photo taken by Martha Carver in October 2015

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CSX - Augusta Canal Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 33.511820,-82.002620

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Carries CSX Transportation over Augusta Canal
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Augusta Canal on CSX Transportation
History: Built 1927 by the Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.
Built: 1927

Location: Richmond County

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193452

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Augusta Canal Railroad Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in February 2011

193453

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Augusta Canal Railroad Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in February 2011

193454

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Augusta Canal Railroad Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in February 2011

193455

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Augusta Canal Railroad Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in February 2011

193456

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Augusta Canal Railroad Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in February 2011

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11th Street Bridge Over Hawks Gully

Status: Replaced by a new bridge in 2016

Location: 33.472778,-81.973056

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Carries 11th Street over Hawks Gully
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch Brick Parapets
Total Length: 25.9 Feet
Span Length: 25.9 Feet

Overview: Arch bridge over Hawks Gully on 11th Street
History: Built 1917
Built: 1917

Location: Richmond County

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194600

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194601

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Photo From GDOT Transportation Explorer

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13th Street Bridge Over Hawks Gully

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 33.475556,-81.976667

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Carries 13th Street over Hawks Gully
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet

Overview: Arch bridge over Hawks Gully on 13th Street
History: Built 1917
Built: 1917

Location: Richmond County

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194602

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Photo From GDOT Transportation Explorer

194603

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Photo From GDOT Transportation Explorer

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15th Street Bridge Over Hawks Gully

Status: Replaced by a new bridge between 2007-2012

Location: 33.480556,-81.982500

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Carries Fifteenth Street over Hawk's Gully
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch Brick Parapets
Total Length: 43.0 Feet
Span Length: 43.0 Feet

Overview: Arch bridge over Hawk'S Gully on Fifteenth Street
History: Built 1917
Built: 1917

Location: Richmond County

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194597

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194598

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194599

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Photo From GDOT Transportation Explorer

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Hawks Gully Trib Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 33.477223,-81.978279

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Carries Greene Street over Hawks Gully Trib
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 24.0 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet

Overview: Arch bridge over Hawks Gully Trib on Greene Street
History: Built 1940
Built: 1940

Location: Richmond County

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433089

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Hawks Gully Trib Bridge

Photo taken by Georgia Department of Transportation in January 2018

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Sandbar Ferry Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 33.440634,-81.914510

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Carries SR 28 over Savanah River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss with Warren deck truss approaches
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridge over Savannah River on SR 28
History: Built in 1922 by the Virginia Bridge and Iron Company, rehabilitated in 1931, replaced by a new bridge in 1987
Built: 1922

Location: Richmond County

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233660

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View Of East Approach Facing West

Photo taken by Brad Sprinkle for the Historic American Engineering Record

233661

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View Of West Approach Facing East

Photo taken by Brad Sprinkle for the Historic American Engineering Record

233662

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North Elevation Facing Southeast

Photo taken by Brad Sprinkle for the Historic American Engineering Record

233663

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South Elevation Facing Northeast

Photo taken by Brad Sprinkle for the Historic American Engineering Record

233664

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Detail Of North Elevation Of Parker Thru Truss Facing Southeast

Photo taken by Brad Sprinkle for the Historic American Engineering Record

233665

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Detail Of Connection And Footing Of Warren Deck Truss

Photo taken by Brad Sprinkle for the Historic American Engineering Record

233666

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Detail Of Substructure And Warren Deck Truss Facing East From South Carolina

Photo taken by Brad Sprinkle for the Historic American Engineering Record

233667

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Detail Of Substructure, Warren Deck Truss (Foreground), And Pratt Deck Truss (Background) Facing Southeast From South Carolina

Photo taken by Brad Sprinkle for the Historic American Engineering Record

233668

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Detail Of Western Portal Of Parker Thru Truss Facing East

Photo taken by Brad Sprinkle for the Historic American Engineering Record

233669

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Detail Of Connection Of Parker Thru Truss

Photo taken by Brad Sprinkle for the Historic American Engineering Record

233670

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Detail Of Bridge Plate Located On Northeast Inclined End Post Of Parker Thru Truss

Photo taken by Brad Sprinkle for the Historic American Engineering Record

403119

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Photo added by Andrew Penik in September 2017

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CSX - Savannah River Bascule Bridge

Status: Open

Location: 33.435318,-81.914379

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Carries CSX Railroad over Savannah River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss rolling lift
Total Length: 101.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Warren through truss bridge over Savannah River on CSX Railroad
History: Built 1912
Built: 1912

Location: Richmond County

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283980

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NS - Savannah River Bridge

Augusta GA

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2014

354282

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CSX - Savannah River Bridge

Raised of traffic

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2016

440667

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Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2019

509958

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CSX - Savannah River Bascule Bridge

Public domain

Photo taken by Georgia Railway Bridges (No Longer Exist On Web)

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James U. Jackson Memorial Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 33.482505,-81.973626

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Carries Georgia Avenue / U.S. Business 25 over Savannah River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Haunched deck plate girder
Total Length: 1507.0 Feet
Span Length: 125.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Savannah River on Georgia Avenue
History: Built 1939; Reconstructed 1991
Built: 1939

Location: Richmond County

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316848

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New bridge over Savannah River, Augusta, Georgia

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508100

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James U. Jackson Memorial Bridge

Photo from old postcard

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NS - Savannah River Swing Bridge (Old)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 33.477320,-81.959386

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railroad over Savannah River
Design: truss/through/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren through truss with all verticals swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Savannah River on Norfolk Southern Railroad
History: Replaced 1912
Built:

Location: Richmond County

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439914

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Postcard

440670

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Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2019

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North Augusta Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 33.482377,-81.973603

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Carries 13th Street and trolley over Savannah River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Savannah River on 13th Street and trolley
History: Built 1891
Built: 1891

Location: Richmond County

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508099

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North Augusta Bridge

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Photo from old postcard


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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