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Overview: Lost vertical-lift bridge over Brunswick River on US 17 at Brunswick
Location: Glynn County, Georgia
Status: No longer exists
History: Built 1956
Design: Vertical lift
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 295.0 ft.
Total length: 4,471.0 ft.
Deck width: 54.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +31.12333, -81.48167 (decimal degrees)
31°07'24" N, 81°28'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/454076/3443370 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Jekyll Island
Inventory number: BH 12573 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/1999): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 42.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1998): 10,730