Historic bridges of the Atlanta area
There were several historic bridges around the metro Atlanta, Georgia area, for which many of its current-day roads are named. Many of them originated as ferries, dating back to the 1820s and 1830s, and carrying travelers across the Chattahoochee River and several other smaller rivers. Several were also covered bridges, very few of which remain as historic sites.
Abbott's Bridge
Crossed the Chattahoochee River near present-day Johns Creek and Duluth. Abbotts Bridge Road exists today, carrying State Route 120 over the Chattahoochee River not far from Northview High School.Brown's Bridge
Brown's Bridge was a covered bridge located between Cumming and Gainesville, over the Chattahoochee River. It was carried downstream but intact in 1946, by a major flood on February 7. Divers have reported it still intact under 120 feet or 36.5 meters of Lake Lanier, which filled the river a few years later.Browns Bridge Road still exists east of Georgia 9 at Coal Mountain. Just upstream of the original bridge location, a modern bridge carries the road over the lake. To see more information on the modern Browns Bridge, click Browns Bridge
A different Brown Bridge was located near Covington.
Cheshire Bridge
White settlers originally settled the corridor in the 1820s. Two of these early settlers were Napoleon and Jerome Cheshire, two brothers who owned farms on opposite sides of South Fork of Peachtree Creek. They connected their farms by a bridge known as the Cheshire Bridge, giving the Cheshire Bridge Road its name.Concord Covered Bridge
The Concord Covered Bridge is still located on Covered Bridge Road west of Smyrna, and is part of the county historic district named for it. It still carries cars over Nickajack Creek, but is one lane at a time. The Silver Comet Trail also runs over the creek on a former railroad trestle very nearby. The East-West Connector, completed in 1997, was designed to protect the area by not connecting to Concord Road, thereby reducing potential traffic counts on the bridge.Grimes Bridge
Located over Vickery Creek in Roswell, just north of the Chattahoochee River. Since July 2008, Grimes Bridge Road is closed until 2009 to replace the bridge.Haynes Bridge
Located near Alpharetta. Haynes Bridge Road exists today, carrying drivers from Johns Creek to Downtown Alpharetta, past North Point Mall near Georgia 400.Holcomb Bridge
The Holcomb Bridge was over the Chattahoochee River, on what is now the edge of the city of Roswell. Holcomb Bridge Road carries State Route 140, becoming Crossville Road near downtown Roswell in the northwest, and turning left before crossing Peachtree Parkway/SR-141 and Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and ending at Buford Highway/US-23 in downtown Norcross. Because it is so heavily traveled and densely developed as an arterial road, it is probably the most well-known "bridge" road in the area, along with Cheshire Bridge Road. There is also Old Holcomb Bridge Road, a previous alignment of part of the road northwest of the interchange with Georgia 400, since the freeway was built in the late 1960s.Howell Bridge
Unlike Howell Mills and Howell Ferry, located near exurban Canton.Hudson Bridge
Located near Stockbridge.Jones Bridge
Formerly Jones Ferry.Jones Bridge spanned the Chattahoochee River from 1904-1922, falling into disrepair in the 1930s. Most articles report that half of the bridge was "stolen" sometime in the 1940s; Both trusses were still visible in the but not in a . Neighbors didn't know the workers cutting the bridge were not authorized to do so until it was too late. There are no reports of the culprits having been identified or caught. The bridge finally into the Chattahoochee River on January 25, 2018.
The historic Jones Bridge is visible via 2 parks that are adjacent to that section of the Chattahoochee River or if traveling down the river by small boat, canoe or kayak.' is located on the east side of the river in Gwinnett County. It has the most amenities and offers the better views and easiest access to see/photograph the bridge.
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