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Holcomb Bridge

Fulton County, Georgia

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Holcomb Bridge

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The Atlanta Constitution: October 23 1913

BH Photo #455228

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Description 

Built on stone piers from an 1834-1864 covered bridge. The Covered Bridge was known as McAffee`s Bridge. It was burnt by Union troops during the Civil War.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Chattahoochee River on Holcomb Bridge Road
Location
Sandy Springs, Fulton County, Georgia
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1913
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+33.97356, -84.26276   (decimal degrees)
33°58'25" N, 84°15'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/752892/3762601 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 86521 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1913 (867)
Built during 1910s (9,682)
Chattahoochee River (22)
Fulton County, Georgia (71)
Georgia (636)
Lost (25,041)
Lost 1960 (79)
Lost during 1960s (760)
Owned by county (20,866)
 Peachtree Corners, Georgia (1)
Pratt through truss (5,432)
Pratt truss (9,354)
Replaced by new bridge (16,827)
Roswell, Georgia (2)
Sandy Springs, Georgia (4)
Through truss (15,204)
Truss (33,000)

Update Log 

  • August 29, 2019: Updated by Art Suckewer: Added truss type
  • August 28, 2019: Added by Melissa Brand-Welch

Sources 

  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
  • Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com

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