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Amicalola Creek Bridge

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Looking northwest. GDOT did something atrocious here in 1980 when they added stringer wings to a beautiful arch bridge. This bridge is in a very scenic area with a trail underneath the bridge.

Photo taken by James Legg

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Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Amicalola Creek on GA 53
Location
Dawson County, Georgia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1980
Design
Open spandrel arch with steel stringer couplets
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 85.0 ft.
Total length: 257.9 ft.
Deck width: 44.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.42623, -84.21256   (decimal degrees)
34°25'34" N, 84°12'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/756157/3812941 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Juno
Inventory numbers
GA 08500070 (Georgia bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 12544 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2011)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 71.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
2,700

Update Log 

  • November 18, 2011: Updated by Eddie Douthitt: Design
  • March 23, 2010: Updated by Eddie Douthitt: Added Google Street View

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