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The '''Viaducts of Atlanta''' were mainly created in the 1920s to bridge numerous [[level crossing|level crossings]] of roads and railroads.

[[Atlanta]] was founded as a railroad city. It had at least six major rail lines entering the city. There were many places where [[pedestrian]] traffic encountered that on the rails. The first [[viaduct]] was just the Broad Street bridge which was rebuilt several times, the second wooden version designed by [[Lemuel Grant]] in 1865,<ref>Galloway, Tammy H. "Lemuel Grant (1817–1893)." New Georgia Encyclopedia. 10 January 2014. Web. 26 February 2015.</ref> but longer viaducts were coming.{{When|date=May 2026|reason=More were going to be added when - after 1865?}}

==Downtown viaducts== [[File:Peachtree Arcade.jpg|thumb|400x400px|The [[Peachtree Street]] viaduct in front of the [[Peachtree Arcade]], 1917]] * [[Mitchell Street (Atlanta)|Mitchell Street]] (1899), which crosses the [[Central of Georgia Railway]] tracks<ref>Garrett, Vol.II, p.388-389</ref> * [[Peachtree Street]] (opened October 9, 1901) at a cost of $76,662.38.<ref>Garrett, Vol.II, p.409</ref> Rebuilt (opened October 1, 2007) at a cost of $6.7 million<ref>A detour no more. ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' September 29, 2007.</ref> * Courtland Street (1906), which crosses the [[Georgia Railroad]] tracks. Demolished and rebuilt (opened October 8th, 2018). <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://atlanta.curbed.com/2018/8/23/17772608/downtown-georgia-state-university-courtland-street-bridge-redo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823151726/https://atlanta.curbed.com/2018/8/23/17772608/downtown-georgia-state-university-courtland-street-bridge-redo|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 23, 2018|title=$25M downtown Atlanta bridge redo primed for October completion|date=August 23, 2018}}</ref> * Washington Street (1909), which crosses the Central of Georgia Railroad tracks<ref>Garrett, Vol.II, p.306</ref> * Spring Street (opened December 20, 1923)&nbsp;– {{convert|1900|ft|m}}.<ref>Hoffman, p.61</ref> Southern half rebuilt (1996), northern half being rebuilt (2014–2015). * Pryor Street (1929)&nbsp;– {{convert|1291|ft|m}} * Central Avenue viaduct (1929)&nbsp;– {{convert|1174|ft|m}} * Hunter Street lateral&nbsp;– {{convert|914|ft|m}} * Alabama Street lateral&nbsp;– {{convert|776|ft|m}} * Wall Street lateral&nbsp;– {{convert|695|ft|m}}<ref>Garrett, Vol.II, p.849</ref> * Techwood Drive Viaduct

==Other viaducts== {{Expand section|date=June 2014}} In January 1913, the [[Bellwood (Atlanta)|Bellwood Viaduct]] was opened, allowing car and foot traffic to cross the railroad line parallel to [[Marietta Street]] to the west side of the city via Bellwood avenue (now Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway.).<ref>"First trip made across viaduct", ''[[Atlanta Constitution]]'', January 24, 1913, p,5</ref>

==Gallery of viaduct plaques== {{Commons|Category:Viaducts in Atlanta}}<gallery> File:Pryor Street and Central Ave Viaducts.JPG|Pryor Street and Central Avenue viaducts File:Techwood Drive Viaduct plaque.jpg|Techwood Drive Viaduct </gallery>

==References== * Garrett, Franklin, ''Atlanta and Its Environs'', 1954, [[University of Georgia Press]]. * Hoffman, Phillip, "Creating Underground Atlanta, 1898-1932", ''[[Atlanta Historical Bulletin]]'', Vol. XIII, No. 3, 1968

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