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SCL - Savannah River Bridge (Older)
Photos
C&S - Savannah River Bridge
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013
BH Photo #291038
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Through truss bridge over Savannah River on Charleston and Savannah Railroad
- Location
- Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- History
- Built in 1899; replaced 1910
- Railroads
- - Charleston & Savannah Railway (C&S)
- Seaboard Air Line Railway (SAL)
- Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL)
- Design
- Through truss swing
- Also called
- C&S - Savannah River Bridge
SAL - Savannah River Bridge - Approximate latitude, longitude
- +32.10407, -81.11743 (decimal degrees)
32°06'15" N, 81°07'03" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/488920/3551977 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Savannah
- Inventory number
- BH 41884 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- October 3, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
- August 11, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
- March 26, 2009: Added by Kim Harvey
Related Bridges
- SCL - Savannah River Bridge (Successor)
Sources
- Kim Harvey
- Artwork in Savannah
- Douglas Butler
© Copyright 2002-19, James Baughn and contributors.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/ga/chatham/bh41884/
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/ga/chatham/bh41884/
The C&S (Charleston and Savannah) Bridge was located further upstream from this location. This bridge later became part of the Seaboard Air Line when they constructed their line to Charleston. It was also replaced with a Bascule Bridge that lasted until 1952 when it was rebuilt into a Lift Bridge. On Oct 31, 1966 a ship struck the Bridge and caused major damage. The Bridge was repaired and continued to serve the SCL Railroad until April 21, 1971 when the Bridge was hit again, destroying it. The Bridge was removed and there is nothing there today. I believe the Picture is mislabeled but this was the Seaboard's bridge.