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Bankhead Avenue Bridge

Fulton County, Georgia
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Angled View of Bridge

Photo taken by James Adorno in February 2008

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Overview
Through truss bridge over CSX Railroad on Bankhead Avenue in Atlanta
Location
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1912
Design
Skewed, riveted Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 99.7 ft.
Total length: 369.8 ft.
Deck width: 29.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+33.77306, -84.40715   (decimal degrees)
33°46'23" N, 84°24'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/740110/3740015 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Northwest Atlanta
Inventory numbers
GA 12151210 (Georgia bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 12548 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2008)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 16.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
1,900

Categories 

Atlanta, Georgia (26)
Built 1912 (525)
Built during 1910s (6,733)
CSX Railroad (581)
Closed (2,074)
Fulton County, Georgia (33)
Georgia (386)
NR-eligible (3,751)
Owned by city (3,053)
 Skewed (4,081)
Span length 75-100 feet (4,720)
Structurally deficient (16,685)
Through truss (9,212)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,372)
Truss (23,576)
Warren through truss (928)
Warren truss (3,961)

Update Log 

  • February 7, 2010: Updated by James Gonzalski: Corrected GPS coordinates and added new photos
  • April 29, 2008: New photos from James Adorno

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