Bankhead Avenue Bridge

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Angled View of Bridge Photo taken by James Adorno in February 2008 Enlarge

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On the Bridge Photo taken by James Adorno in February 2008 Enlarge

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End of the Road.... Photo taken by James Adorno in February 2008 Enlarge

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Oblique view from the southeast Photo taken by James Gonzalski in December 2008 Enlarge

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Eastern portal Not sure if this was the only span of if a second span was removed along with the road. Photo taken by James Gonzalski in December 2008 Enlarge

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Dead-end sidewalk Photo taken by James Gonzalski in December 2008 Enlarge

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View from the continuation of Bankhead Ave east of the CSX railroad tracks Photo taken by James Gonzalski in December 2008 Enlarge

Map 

Facts 

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 

Update Log 

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

Sources 

• James Adorno
• James Gonzalski

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