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Georgia-Carolina Memorial Bridge

Elbert County, Georgia, and Abbeville County, South Carolina
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Aerial View From South Carolina Looking West

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Savannah River on Sr 72
Location
Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia, and Abbeville County, South Carolina
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built in 1927; Replaced 1981
Builder
- Emmett M. Williams Construction of Moore, Georgia
Design
Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 125.0 ft.
Total length: 1,581.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.06787, -82.64076   (decimal degrees)
34°04'04" N, 82°38'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/348592/3770895 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Heardmont
Inventory number
BH 46435 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abbeville County, South Carolina (5)
Arch (9,419)
Built 1927 (533)
Built during 1920s (7,033)
Deck arch (8,700)
Elbert County, Georgia (10)
Elberton, Georgia (1)
Emmett M. Williams Construction (1)
Formerly NR-eligible (265)
Georgia (386)
Lost (10,368)
 Lost 1981 (20)
Lost during 1980s (436)
Open-spandrel arch (582)
Owned by state (9,808)
Replaced by new bridge (7,138)
Savannah River (10)
South Carolina (208)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,954)
State line crossing (514)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,215)

Update Log 

  • November 18, 2011: Updated by Eddie Douthitt: Location
  • October 7, 2010: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
  • HAER GA-38 - Georgia-Carolina Memorial Bridge
  • Eddie Douthitt - eddied1962 [at] charter [dot] net

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