Bridges, Trestles, and Viaducts Over the past 170 years Georgia's railway builders have used a variety of structures to carry heavy trains across streams and roadways. Earthen fills with culverts are adequate for many small watercourses, but often the job requires a wooden trestle, a masonry arch, or a steel bridge. Here's a small sampling of the rail spans found in the Peach State: Masonry arch bridges • Central of Georgia bridge, Savannah. This railroad bridge dates back to the early 1850s. • L&N Overpass at Pine Log. A rail bridge at a scenic spot in Bartow County. Wooden trestles and bridges • Georgia Railroad trestle, Athens. A high wooden trestle on one of state's oldest rail lines. • Humpback road bridges, Fewer and fewer of these will be seen as the years go by. • Article on The Trestles of North Georgia at About North Georgia. Steel bridges • Wells Viaduct, Toccoa. Amtrak's Crescent crosses this sky high bridge over the North Fork of the Broad River. • Tallulah Falls bridge, Tallulah Falls. Piers from a 1913 railway bridge. Movable bridges • Central of Georgia bridge, Rome. Preserved rail bridge in downtown Rome. • Ocmulgee River bridge, Lumber City. This swing bridge once rotated to allow steamboats to pass by. Other notable bridges • Etowah River bridge, Cartersville. The stone piers of the old Western & Atlantic Railroad bridge stand upstream of the current bridge, built in 1944. Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Copyright, Steve Storey. Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home