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The bridge is named after Georgia-born poet Sidney Lanier and carries part of U.S. Route 17 in Georgia. It was also the name of an earlier bridge which was next to the current site. The initial plans for a bridge at the location came from Georgia Governor Melvin E. Thompson, who thought it would help the tourism industry on nearby Jekyll Island ...
The collapse affected roughly 450 feet (140 m) of the bridge and caused 24 people and ten motor vehicles to fall into the river. Ten people died and eleven others sustained injuries. The Sidney Lanier Bridge was a vertical-lift bridge which was notorious among seamen for being difficult to navigate, due in part to its small opening.
1972 Sidney Lanier Bridge collapse: Brunswick, Georgia: ... Repair cost for the bridge was estimated US$5 million. ... EMERCOM/MChS are taking care of the rubble ...
The bridge was struck again by a Polish freighter in 1987. Overhead of Sidney Lanier Bridge taken November 8, 1972, the day after the African Neptune, docked in the background, hit the span.
Mar. 24—Work on the Sidney Lanier Bridge was originally scheduled for completion almost a year ago, in April 2020. Nearly 12 months later, Georgia Department of Transportation officials still ...
Oct. 2—ATLANTA — Georgia DOT announced the reopening of the Sidney Lanier Bridge after Hurricane Ian skirted the coast but left no major damage. Individuals who evacuated from the storm are ...
Edward A. Logan Memorial Bridge 40.30: 64.86: SR 520 east – Jekyll Island, Jekyll Island State Park: Northern end of SR 520 concurrency: Brunswick River: 40.6– 42.0: 65.3– 67.6: Sidney Lanier Bridge: Brunswick: US 341 north (Fourth Avenue / SR 27 north) – Georgia Ports Authority, Downtown Brunswick: Southern terminus of US 341/SR 27
The original Sidney Lanier Bridge was a vertical-lift bridge on U.S. 17 crossing the Brunswick River and was opened on June 22, 1956. [189] On November 7, 1972, the ship African Neptune struck the bridge, causing parts of the bridge to collapse, taking cars with it. [190] [191] The accident resulted in ten deaths. [192]