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Benton MacKaye Trail Toccoa River Bridge

Fannin County, Georgia

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Benton MacKaye Trail Toccoa River Bridge

view from upstream

Photo taken by Bob Morgan in December 2008

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BH Photo #199522

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Wire suspension bridge over Toccoa River on Benton MacKaye Train
Location
Fannin County, Georgia
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1977
Builders
- Georgia Appalachian Trail Club
- U.S. Forest Service of Washington, D.C.
Design
Wire suspension
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.73624, -84.16768   (decimal degrees)
34°44'10" N, 84°10'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/759317/3847448 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Noontootla
Inventory number
BH 48805 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1977 (74)
Built during 1970s (946)
Fannin County, Georgia (13)
Georgia (636)
Georgia Appalachian Trail Club (1)
Open to pedestrians (4,252)
Suspension (711)
U.S. Forest Service (14)

Update Log 

  • August 24, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected builder
  • May 22, 2011: Added by Bob Morgan

Sources 

  • Bob Morgan - morgans212 [at] att [dot] net
  • Luke

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