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I began photographing the Broad Street Bridge in Albany, GA shortly before it was condemned. Crossing the Flint River, It was a beautiful bridge dedicated to the veterans of WWI. I continue to document the process of its destruction.

The bridge was built in 1920, part of a massive federal funding project including 1000 miles of highway under the direction of W.R. Neel, state highway engineer, and Searcy B. Slack, bridge engineer, with the State Highway Department of Georgia in coordination with the Prayton, Howton, and Wood Construction Company of Albany, GA.

Manufacturer's Record

The original bridge over the flint was a covered toll bridge built by Horace King, a former slave and bridge builder who built bridges in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. The footprint of King's bridge is marked on the banks of the Flint near the Memorial Bridge, currently being demolished. The bridge house still stands as the Albany Welcome Center.

New Bridge Construction East Bank
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November 19, 2013
View from Oglethorpe Bridge October
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October 24, 2012
Full Span before demolition.
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October 24, 2012
Full Span Behind Gate
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October 24, 2012
West end of bridge being demolished.
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December 09, 2012
Didn't have a polarizing filter, so I used my sunglasses.
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December 10, 2012
A Plant growing on the rocky sandbar off the West bank.
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December 10, 2012
Three Bridges from Upstream (West Bank)
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December 10, 2012
View from western bank, downstream.
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December 12, 2012
From the rocks.  Western bank upriver from the bridge.
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December 12, 2012
Further demo of East end. (close up from West bank.)
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December 14, 2012
Further demo on the East end. (downstream west bank).
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December 14, 2012
Workers on Platform Beneath Bridge
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December 14, 2012
Crane
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December 2012
Cathedral
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December 14, 2012
Through the Palms. East end arch further exposed.
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December 18, 2012
Bridge from West bank, men at work.
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December 18, 2012
Downstream at sunset.  Intact part of bridge. Reflections.
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December 18, 2012
Day after Christmas
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December 26, 2012
12/26 Detail.
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December 26, 2012
Pier E.
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December 26, 2012
Downstream View Day After Christmas.
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December 26, 2012
Water Up.
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January 04, 2013
More of the Arches Exposed
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January 04, 2013
Workmen on Bridge.
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January 04, 2013
Arches and Sparks
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January 04, 2013
Golden
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January 04, 2013
Sun on the Ruins.
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January 04, 2013
Dozer.
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January 07, 2013
All arches exposed and ends coming down.
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January 01, 2013
The West End Comes Down.
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January 10, 2013
The West End Comes Down.
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January 10, 2013
Two Arches to Go.  Late in the Evening.
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January 12, 2013
Two Arches Detail
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January 12, 2013
Daisy Cranes and Laughs
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January 15, 2013
1.5 from Oglethorpe Bridge
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January 15, 2013
Broken
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January 15, 2013
1.5 West Bank South of Bridge
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January 01, 2013
1.5 West Bank Up River.
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January 15, 2013
1.5 from West Bank Down river
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January 15, 2013
1.5 Upstream
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January 15, 2013
One Arch
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January 18, 2013
Breaking Up the Arch
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January 18, 2013
Kobelco
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January 18, 2013
Pier E with Fallen Arch.
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January 18, 2013
Eastward Base of the Middle Arch
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January 18, 2013
West Bank Upstream
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January 18, 2013
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January 18, 2013
View of Last Remaining Arch from the Oglethorpe Bridge.
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January 24, 2013
Two Cranes, One Arch
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January 24, 2013
Remains of Fallen Arch.  Workers repairing dock.
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January 24, 2013
Pier F
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January 24, 2013
Detail of Pier "F"
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January 24, 2013
2013
Flint Cresting After Weeks of Rain.
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February 28, 2013
The Remaining Arch During High Water
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February 28, 2013
Scooter
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February 28, 2013
West Bank of Flint
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February 28, 2013
Man working
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February 28, 2013
East Bank Cleared for New Bridge Construction
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May 28, 2013
Final Arch Falling
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March 28, 2013
Cypress Knees
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May 28, 2013
Hooks
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May 28, 2013
Barcelona Crane on East bank.
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June 06, 2013
Cat.  Almost Gone.
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June 06, 2013
Cat.
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June 06, 2013
Cat.  Remains.
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June 06, 2013
Platform with Bridge Debris
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June 06, 2013
Spool
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June 06, 2013
6.6.13 From Oglethorpe Bridge
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June 06, 2013