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Shallowford Bridge

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Crosses
  
Toccoa River

Clearance above
  
3 meters (9.8 feet)

Total length
  
53 m

Longest span
  
38 m

Material
  
Steel

Locale
  
Blue Ridge, Georgia

Opened
  
1918

Width
  
3.4 m

Body of water
  
Toccoa/Ocoee River

Shallowford Bridge

Similar
  
Blue Ridge Mountains, Fall Branch Falls, Toccoa River Swinging, Lake Blue Ridge, Blue Ridge Dam

Shallowford bridge built 1918 on motorcycle


Shallowford Bridge is a steel truss bridge built in 1918 that crosses the Toccoa River in north Georgia. The bridge, located on Aska Road close to the city of Blue Ridge, is 175 feet in length, and 11 feet wide. The bridge is constructed from a steel truss frame with wooden deck to allow traffic to cross. The bridge forms part of the Benton MacKaye Trail.

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Shallowford Bridge Wikipedia