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Hardin Bridge

Bartow County, Georgia

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Facts 

Overview
Two-span through truss bridge over Etowah River on Hardin Bridge Road
Location
Bartow County, Georgia
Status
As of Dec. 2007 closed to traffic
History
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1950
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 139.8 ft.
Total length: 356.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.4 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.18833, -84.92500   (decimal degrees)
34°11'18" N, 84°55'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/691213/3784984 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Kingston
Inventory number
BH 12523 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2006)
Deck condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 1.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
2,140

Categories 

Bartow County, Georgia (9)
Built 1930 (853)
Built during 1930s (5,252)
Closed (1,320)
Georgia (132)
NR-eligible (2,575)
Owned by county (14,310)
Pratt truss (1,580)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,034)
Structurally deficient (10,867)
Through truss (5,431)
Total length 250-500 feet (2,161)
Truss (16,090)
Wooden deck (5,165)

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Hardin Bridge
Posted October 10, 2008, by Eddie Douthitt (rebellovers30721 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

And a few more from August 2007

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Hardin Bridge
Posted October 10, 2008, by Eddie Douthitt (rebellovers30721 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Here's some pics we took in August 2007

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Hardin Bridge
Posted September 18, 2008, by Greg McCary (cosmonaut1959 [at] rocketmail [dot] com)

I took pictures of this bridge in Dec of 07 as well.

www.gregmccary.com

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Hardin Bridge
Posted August 24, 2008, by tim (krhphotobug [at] aol [dot] com)

I was curious as to if the Hardin Bridge will ever be

opened again for car traffic? I used to go to work this

way from Taylorsville to Calhoun..

Thanks...

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