Murmur Trestle

Photos 

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in December 2010

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BH Photo #189736

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Creek on former CSX Transportation trackage

Location

Clarke County, Georgia

Status

Abandoned

History

Built 1883, abandoned 1984. This trestle is featured on the back sleeve of the R.E.M. album "Murmur"

Railroads

- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Georgia Railroad (GA)

Design

Timber stringer

Also called

CSX - Trail Creek Trestle

Approximate latitude, longitude

+33.95470, -83.36464   (decimal degrees)
33°57'17" N, 83°21'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/281491/3759652 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Athens East

Inventory number

BH 47212 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• April 13, 2016: New photos from Ben Tate
• August 9, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
• December 3, 2010: Added by Eddie Douthitt

Sources 

• Eddie Douthitt - dalton1861 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Georgia Railroad Trestle - Picture of the trestle
• Ben Tate - benji5221 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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