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Long Cane Creek Bridge

Troup County, Georgia

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Long Cane Creek Bridge

Photo taken by Amber Rhea in June 2016

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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Description 

4-span concrete tee beam bridge built by the State Highway Department in the early 1920s. Used a standard design with open railings. Bypassed between 1963 and 1965 when a new bridge was built and the highway alignment was shifted slightly.

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Overview
Abandoned concrete tee beam bridge over Long Cane Creek on old alignment of US 27/SR 1
Location
LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia
Status
Derelict/abandoned
History
Built 1922; bypassed mid-1960s
Builder
- State Highway Department
Design
Concrete tee beam
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 26.0 ft.
Total length: 104.0 ft.
Deck width: 21.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+32.99231, -85.00429   (decimal degrees)
32°59'32" N, 85°00'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/686462/3652203 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 72661 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Abandoned (3,024)
Beam (11,953)
Built 1922 (613)
Built during 1920s (8,767)
Concrete tee beam (2,184)
Georgia (551)
 LaGrange, Georgia (2)
Span length 25-50 feet (13,574)
State Highway Department (12)
Total length 100-125 feet (4,646)
Troup County, Georgia (5)

Update Log 

  • June 29, 2016: Added by Amber Rhea

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  • Amber Rhea

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