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Was driving back from Atlanta yesterday not on the Interstate, but the road slightly less traveled.  My wife picked the path as there was a Peaches to Beaches yard sale up and down highway 341 for 150 miles or so.  While she had those plans, I was searching for a specific bridge I remembered seeing years ago.  Trip started nicely when I was pumping gas I noticed this building...Then after many stops for pyrex hunting...I saw the bridge...pulled over and took some photos...Love this bridge.

Next time I go see it, I am going to climb the small hill north of the bridge and try to get some different pictures.

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Very cool swing bridge Andy. The open house is awesome. I'm gonna follow this in hopes that I don't miss the next pics. I can't quite make out the lower section of steps. Are they in the diagonal beam? Next to it? etc.  The opposite bank looks closer

Any canoe or boat rentals nearby?   If not, try a semi-truck tire's tube 

Thanks Guys...It is in Hazelhurst, GA...about 100 miles from me.  I googled it and found more pics of it...here

I definitely need to get more pics of it.  These are outstanding though.  From my perspective, it was actually easier to gain access to the tracks to the right.  There were a lot more trestles to the left than right.

I just loved the rust/patina on this bridge...it is a perfect modeling opportunity.

 

Thanks Nick--I love the new pictures I found on the net...but what I especially like about them is the lack of rust compared to the pictures I took...so it took roughly 6 years to go from a good bit of rust to mostly rust....Wish it was still used as a swinging bridge.  I can't find any pictures of it in operation.

@John Ochab posted:

Roll The Dice, is that a 1959 or 1960 Chevy step side Apache pickup truck?

Hi John, it is a 1965 C10 stepside with the long bed...or long wheel base.   You are right that 1960 and 1961 had C10 Apache's.  My dad had an Apache from 1960 when I was a baby.  It was a snout nose which I love the look of.  Here is a picture from 1968 of the truck in the background and my 3 older brothers in the yard...

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