Chattahoochee River Bridge -- Eufala AL
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N 31° 53.000 W 085° 07.775
16R E 676907 N 3529029
This elegant Baltimore Through Truss railroad bridge formerly spanned the Chattahoochee River. After the Chattahoochee was dammed in the 1960s, it now spans Lake Eufaula.
Waymark Code: WMWHRT
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 09/08/2017
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Several regional railroads use this Baltimore through truss bridge across Lake Eufaula.

This elegant truss bridge was built around the turn of the century across the Chattahoochee River.

When the Walter F. George dam was built across the Chattahoochee in 1962, this railroad bridge spanned Lake Eufaula.

The bridge is still intact, and serving the needs of the smaller class II and III railroads that operate in this busy agricultural area of southeastern Alabama and Western Georgia.

From bridgehunter.com: (visit link)

"Overview

Baltimore through truss bridge over Chattahoochee River on South Carolina Central Railroad

Location
Georgetown, Barbour County, Alabama, and Quitman County, Georgia

Status
Open to traffic

Railroads
- Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W)
- Georgia Southwestern Railroad (GSWR)
- South Carolina Central Railroad (SCRF)

Design
Baltimore through truss

Dimensions
Total length: 861.0 ft."
Date Built: 01/01/1900

Length of Span:
861 feet total (girder and truss)


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