Chattahoochee River Bridge

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Overview The 14th Street Bridge has recently been preserved as a pedestrian bridge as part of Columbus' and Phenix City's Riverwalk Park. Photo taken by James McCray View high-res version

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Oblique View (Northwestern Angle) Photo taken by James McCray View high-res version

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Oblique View Again (Northwestern Angle) Photo taken by James McCray View high-res version

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Oblique View (Southwestern Angle) Photo taken by James McCray View high-res version

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Eastern (Columbus, GA) End Photo taken by James McCray View high-res version

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Northern Face of Bridge Photo taken by James McCray View high-res version

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Closeup of an Arch Span Photo taken by James McCray View high-res version

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Western (Phenix City, AL) End Photo taken by James McCray View high-res version

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Bridge Plaque The plaque denotes the Georgia/AL State Line. The state line, however, is on the AL end of the bridge. Photo taken by James McCray View high-res version

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Bridge Historic Plaque This bridge, along with the Dillingham Bridge, played a major role in the Civil War's last battle. Photo taken by James McCray View high-res version

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Railing Detail Photo taken by James McCray View high-res version

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Map 

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Facts 

Overview

Concrete arch bridge over Chattahoochee River on 14th Street in Columbus

Status

Bridge is preserved as part of Columbus, GA and Phenix City, AL's Riverwalk Park

History

Built 1921

Design

Closed-spandrel arch

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 79.7 ft.
Total length: 718.9 ft.
Deck width: 25.9 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Also called

Horace King Memorial Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+32.47167, -84.99667   (decimal degrees)
32°28'18" N, 84°59'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/688266/3594485 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Columbus

Inventory number

BH 12593 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 09/1999)

Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 2.0 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 1998)

25,500

Categories 

Update Log 

• September 27, 2008: New photos from James McCray
• July 9, 2008: Updated by James McCray

Sources 

• James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
• HAER GA-61 - Fourteenth Street Bridge

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