Blackwell Bridge, Heardmont Vicinity, County Road 244, Heardmont, Elbert County, GA
Summary
Significance: The Blackwell Bridge, a single-span, pin-connected Pratt through truss, is the largest remaining steel truss bridge in Elbert County. It was fabricated and erected by the Austin Brothers Bridge Company of Atlanta, Georgia. It retains its historic integrity and exhibits important features of the "American System" of pin connections.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-41
Survey number: HAER GA-41
Building/structure dates: 1917 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Austin Brothers Bridge Company
O'Kain, Dennis
Johnson, John P
Location
Heardmont, 34.07954, -82.86406
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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