Hall's Mill Bridge

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Side view looking northwest

Photo taken by JT Legg in June 2008

BH Photo #158185

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Description

This bridge appears to have been abandoned in 1949 when the current highway was built. The highway when completed was known as State Route 249 and is today part of US 19 and State Route 60. It is not clear where exactly the road traveled east of the bridge.

Bridge Name

Written by Eddie Douthitt

According to info we garnered from the people at Cagle Produce which is right at the old bridge, the name of it is Hall's Mill Bridge. Special thanks go out to them for their conversations with us and sharing their recollections of the past. (By the way...they sell some wonderful chow-chow!!!)

April 2018 Update

Written by Leslie Sessums

Just spoke with the owner. He said this was THE bridge to Dahlonega until about 1938. His family has owned the property since the 1940's. There are still a couple walls left of the old mill. The owner runs a business on the property, Chestatee River Adventures, tubing and kayaking. He is in the process of restoring the bridge for pedestrian use.

Facts

Overview: Abandoned through truss bridge over Chestatee River on Old Gainesville-Dahlonega Road
Location: Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia
Status: Abandoned
Design: Camelback through truss
Also called: Chestatee River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +34.50163, -83.96892 (decimal degrees)
34°30'06" N, 83°58'08" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/227404/3821781 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Dahlonega
Inventory number: BH 44464 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

May 4, 2018: Updated by Dave King: Added categories "Pin-connected", "Wooden deck"
May 4, 2018: Essay added by Leslie Sessums
October 17, 2010: Essay added by Eddie Douthitt
March 16, 2010: Added by James Legg

Sources

JT Legg - talmo346 [at] hotmail [dot] com
Eddie Douthitt - dalton1861 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Leslie Sessums - leslie-loves-you [at] hotmail [dot] com