Talmadge Memorial Bridge in Savannah

The Georgia Department of Transportation hired Greiner Engineering Services in 1981 to study a replacement for the original Talmadge Bridge. In July, 1987, bids were opened for the construction of the main span, a cable-stayed span. The contract was awarded to the Guy F. Atkinson Company and S.J. Groves & Sons Company for $25,702,607. The project was completed and opened to traffic in March of 1991. The approaches and related roadwork was contracted separately in 1988 to the Hardaway Company for $45,202,502. Their work was completed in 1991. The bridge replacement project was funded with state and federal funds. In 1988, the road over the Talmadge Bridge was designated as US Route 17.

The new Talmadge Bridge has a vertical clearance of 185 feet at high tide and a horizontal clearance of 1,023 feet with both main piers located on land outside of the Savannah River.
Savannah, Georgia
Chatham County

Photo: Nikhil Deshpande