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Timpson Creek Bridge

Rabun County, Georgia

Photos 

Photo From GDOT Transportation Explorer

BH Photo #194663

Map 

Description 

Information from updated Georgia Historic Bridge Survey (GHBS):

Current National Register Status of Bridge: Eligible.

The bridge is a representative example of a common type and design. It was a state standard design used extensively for improvements to roads taken into the state highway system.

Setting/Context:

The bridge carries a two-lane gravel road over a stream in a forested mountain setting within the boundaries of the Chattahoochee National Forest. The loop road serves about 1/2 dozen trailer homes off of SR 2. The bridge is on a bypassed section of US 76/SR 2, the Canton-Hiawassee Road. The route was included in the original state highway system of 1919. The bridge was built as part of general improvements to the road including grading and surfacing with clay and gravel. The bridge was bypassed in favor of a straighter alignment ca. 1938.

Summary of Significance:

The skewed three-span reinforced concrete T-beam bridge (3 @ 22') has two-rail high concrete railings with paneled posts, paneled fascia, and two-stem concrete bent piers and spill thru abutments. The 1925 bridge is a standard state highway department T-beam design that was widely used on state highways in the 1920s. The bridge is one of fewer than 60 identified pre-1930 standard T-beam bridges. It has good integrity of design and is located on a bypassed section of state highway that was never improved with a hard-surfaced roadway. Because of its age, integrity, and historical association with early state highway improvements, the bridge is recommended eligible.

Facts 

Overview
Concrete tee beam bridge over Timpson Creek on W.76 Loop Road
Location
Rabun County, Georgia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1925
Builder
- State Highway Department
Design
Concrete tee beam
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 23.0 ft.
Total length: 68.9 ft.
Deck width: 17.7 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.86850, -83.47524   (decimal degrees)
34°52'07" N, 83°28'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/273744/3861255 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Tiger
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
600
Inventory numbers
GA 24150360 (Georgia bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 44391 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2018)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 17.2 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Beam (15,715)
Built 1925 (1,272)
Built during 1920s (9,922)
Concrete tee beam (3,168)
Georgia (633)
NR-eligible (4,051)
Open (39,882)
 Owned by county (20,783)
Rabun County, Georgia (9)
Span length under 25 feet (6,894)
State Highway Department (24)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,299)
US 76 (9)

Update Log 

  • August 20, 2018: Updated by Amber Rhea: Added NR eligibility info from GHBS, corrected construction date
  • March 2, 2011: New photos from Nathan Holth
  • March 9, 2010: Added by James Legg

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