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

BH Photo #156966

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Facts

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)
Quadrangle map:: Juno
Average daily traffic (as of 2012): 2,830
Inventory numbers: GA 08500070 (Georgia bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 12544 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2015): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 82.6 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Update Log

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

Sources

JT Legg - talmo346 [at] hotmail [dot] com
Eddie Douthitt - dalton1861 [at] yahoo [dot] com