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Jones Bridge

Fulton County, Georgia, and Gwinnett County, Georgia

Photo 

Approaching Jones Bridge

Photo taken by James Gonzalski in December 2007

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BH Photo #113941

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned through truss bridge over Chattahoochee River on former Jones Bridge Road in Johns Creek
Location
Johns Creek, Fulton County, Georgia, and Gwinnett County, Georgia
Status
Collapsed January 2018
History
Built 1904. Used until 1922 when free state-built bridges rendered it obsolete. Fell into disrepair in the 1930s. In 1940, half of the bridge was illegally removed and likely sold for scrap. Originally bridged Milton and Gwinnett counties.
Design
Through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.00153, -84.23429   (decimal degrees)
34°00'06" N, 84°14'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/755440/3765775 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Duluth
Inventory number
BH 36591 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1904 (562)
Built during 1900s (7,260)
Collapsed (393)
County line crossing (533)
Fulton County, Georgia (71)
Georgia (636)
Gwinnett County, Georgia (3)
Johns Creek, Georgia (2)
Lost (25,044)
 Lost 2018 (188)
Lost during 2010s (3,299)
Owned by National Park Service (467)
Owned by federal government (1,228)
Pratt through truss (5,432)
Pratt truss (9,354)
Through truss (15,205)
Truss (33,002)

Update Log 

  • February 1, 2018: Updated by Nathan Holth: Bridge collapsed.
  • May 1, 2008: Added by James Gonzalski

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Jones Bridge
Posted February 2, 2018, by Jason Smith (flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com)

A combination mystery bridge and newsflyer are enclosed here: http://thebridgehunter.areavoices.com/2018/01/29/mystery-91-...

Jones Bridge
Posted February 1, 2018, by Nathan Holth (webmaster [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

James, Yes I can confirm this a visitor to my website informed me as well. Here is a news article with six photos. http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/multimedia/last-section-of-...

Jones Bridge
Posted January 25, 2018, by James Baughn (webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com)

The remaining span of this bridge has reportedly collapsed into the river.