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Sanders Ferry Bridge

Anderson County, South Carolina, and Elbert County, Georgia

Photos 

Aerial View, South Side Looking Northeast (Upstream)

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #126161

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Savannah River on Sc 184, GA 368
Location
Anderson County, South Carolina, and Elbert County, Georgia
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Replaced 1983
Builder
- Austin Bridge Co. of Dallas, Texas/Atlanta, Georgia
Design
Camelback through truss
Also called
Anderson-Elberton Free Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.25528, -82.74389   (decimal degrees)
34°15'19" N, 82°44'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/339429/3791836 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Iva
Inventory number
BH 37640 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Anderson County, South Carolina (34)
Austin Bridge Co. (34)
Built 1926 (722)
Built during 1920s (9,476)
Camelback truss (336)
Elbert County, Georgia (11)
Formerly NR-eligible (431)
Georgia (581)
Lost (22,231)
 Lost 1983 (92)
Lost during 1980s (1,195)
Owned by state (15,115)
Replaced by new bridge (14,829)
Savannah River (14)
South Carolina (473)
State line crossing (785)
Through truss (14,023)
Truss (31,211)

Update Log 

  • October 15, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey

Sources 

  • Kim Harvey
  • HAER SC-2 - Sanders Ferry Bridge, State Highway 184, Spanning Savannah River, Savannah River, Anderson County, SC

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