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Alcovy River Bridge

Status: Closed to all traffic

Location: 33.860000,-83.806667

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Carries Bullock Bridge Road over Alcovy River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 177.8 Feet
Span Length: 70.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Alcovy River on Bullock Bridge Road
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928

Location: Walton County

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Apalachee River Bridge

Status: Intact but closed to all traffic

Location: 33.881605,-83.591951

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Carries Ga. 10 / U.S. 78 Westbound over Apalachee River
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Open spandrel arch
Total Length: 418.0 Feet
Span Length: 87.9 Feet

Overview: Open spandrel concrete arch bridge over Apalachee River on Ga. 10 / U.S. 78 Westbound
History: Built 1938
Built: 1938

Location: Walton County

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164636

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Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010

164637

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Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010

164638

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Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010

330555

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Apalachee River Bridges (Ga. 10 / U.S. 78)

top to bottom: 2014 bridge carrying Westbound lanes; 1938 bridge left intact; 1976 bridge carrying Eastbound lanes

Gresham Smith & Partners

330556

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Apalachee River Bridges (Ga. 10 / U.S. 78)

left to right: 1976 bridge carrying Eastbound lanes; 1938 bridge left intact; 2014 bridge carrying Westbound lanes

Gresham Smith & Partners

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Tanners Bridge

Status: Abandoned

Location: 33.897184,-83.757555

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Carries Tanners Bridge Road over Apalachee River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 81.7 Feet
Span Length: 81.7 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Apalachee River on Tanners Bridge Road
History: Built 1918
Built: 1918

Location: Walton County

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164592

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North side oblique

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010

164593

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Looking south

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010

164594

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End post and lower chord

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010

164595

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Portal bracing

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010

164596

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Stringers

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010

164597

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Underside

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010

164598

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Rusty pin connection

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010

164599

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V-lacing

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010

164600

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Pin and eyebars

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010

164601

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Rusty connection

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010

166651

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From the south (Walton county) side

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010

166652

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South abutment

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010

446688

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The Grass is Greener?

From the south side. With the south side vegetation still mostly barren, but the north side growing back for spring, this shot was too good of a juxtaposition not to post it.

Photo taken by Todd Vierling in March 2019

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Kilgore Mill Bridge 10-07-04x

Status: Lost, burned by arsonists April 23, 1993

Location: 33.899630,-83.739399

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Carries Briscoe Mill Rd. (Carl Davis Rd.) over Appalachee River
Design: truss/through/lattice/town
Design Details: Town Lattice Truss
Total Length: 133.9 Feet
Span Length: 133.9 Feet

Overview: Covered Town lattice truss bridge over Appalachee River on Briscoe Mill Rd. (Carl Davis Rd.)
History: Built 1874, burned by arsonists April 23, 1993
Built: 1874

Location: Walton County

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164724

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164725

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164726

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Jack Glass Road Bridge

Status: Closed to all traffic

Location: 33.913475,-83.665225

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Carries Jack Glass Road over Apalachee River
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 79.7 Feet
Span Length: 79.7 Feet

Overview: Warren pony truss bridge over Apalachee River on Jack Glass Road
History: Built 1930 by Leamon and Evans of Atlanta
Built: 1930

Location: Walton County

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164610

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West portal

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010

164611

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Builders plaque

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010

164612

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Bethlehem Steel

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164614

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End post connection

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164615

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V-lacing

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010

164616

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Lower chord connection

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010

164617

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Upper chord diagonals connection

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010

164618

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Trusswork

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010

164620

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Deck looking east

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010

164630

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Looking west

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010

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Jacks Creek Bridge

Status: Abandoned

Location: 33.806453,-83.586238

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Carries Thurston Snow Road over Jacks Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 79.7 Feet
Span Length: 60.7 Feet

Overview: Warren pony truss bridge over Jacks Creek on Thurston Snow Road
History: Built 1916
Built: 1916

Location: Walton County

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164658

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Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010

164662

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Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010

164663

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Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in May 2010


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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