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Blackwell Bridge, Heardmont Vicinity, County Road 244, Heardmont, Elbert County, GA

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Blackwell Bridge, Heardmont Vicinity, County Road 244, Heardmont, Elbert County, GA

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Summary

Significance: The Blackwell Bridge, a single-span, pin-connected Pratt through truss, is the largest remaining steel truss bridge in Elbert County. It was fabricated and erected by the Austin Brothers Bridge Company of Atlanta, Georgia. It retains its historic integrity and exhibits important features of the "American System" of pin connections.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-41
Survey number: HAER GA-41
Building/structure dates: 1917 Initial Construction

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1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Austin Brothers Bridge Company
O'Kain, Dennis
Johnson, John P
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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