- Collection:
- Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey
- Title:
- Georgia DOT Bridge No. 051-00025D-01986N, US 17 & State Route 25 Spanning Savannah River, Port Wentworth, Chatham County, GA
- Creator:
- Historic American Engineering Record
- Contributor to Resource:
- State Highway Department, Bridge Office,
Georgia Department of Transportation,
Cotton, Lauren A, historian
Fowler, Sam, photographer - Date of Original:
- 1933/9999
- Subject:
- Port Wentworth (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Port Wentworth, 32.14909, -81.16317
- Medium:
- photographs
field notes - Type:
- Still Image
Text - Description:
- Photo(s): 20 | Data Page(s): 4 | Photo Caption Page(s): 2
Significance: Georgia DOT Bridge No. 051-00025D-01986N (James P. Houlihan Bridge) was originally constructed in 1922, and was a manually operated steel truss turn-span type bridge. In 1954, the bridge underwent several alterations, one of which included the addition of motors, controls and wiring to provide a mechanical means of operating the turn-span mechanism. This bridge is a late example of swing span technology, and one of only two remaining swing span bridges in the State of Georgia. It is significant for its design, materials and workmanship, and for its role in the development of transportation and commerce in Chatham County.
Survey number: HAER GA-114
Building/structure dates: 1922 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1954 Subsequent Work - Local Identifier:
- HAER GA,26-POWEN.V,
- Metadata URL:
- http://www.loc.gov/item/ga0823/
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
- Original Collection:
- Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
- Holding Institution:
- Library of Congress
- Rights:
-
