Crosses Sweetwater Creek Maintained by GDOT Total length 62 m Location Cobb County Construction end 1944 | Named for Dr. J.A. Griffith Design Steel continuous Width 20 m Body of water Sweetwater Creek ID number 112072 | |
Carries US 78 / US 278 / SR 5 / SR 8 Locale Cobb County in eastern Austell Similar Bethany Bridge, Six Flags White Water, SunTrust Park, Great American Scream, Cobb Energy Performin | ||
The Dr. J.A. Griffith Bridge is a bridge over Sweetwater Creek, in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is located in Cobb County, in the eastern part of Austell. It carries US 78/US 278/SR 5/SR 8.
History
In 1998 (1998), the General Assembly of the State of Georgia declared that the bridge would be named in honor of Dr. J.A. Griffith, and would be known as the "Dr. J. A. Griffith Commemorative Bridge". However, it was only listed as carrying SR 5, ignoring US 78/US 278/SR 8.
References
Dr. J.A. Griffith Bridge Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA