Sidney Lanier Bridge

Sidney Lanier Bridge
Looking eastward
Coordinates	31°06′59″N 81°29′05″W / 31.11641°N 81.48484°W / 31.11641; -81.48484
Carries	US 17
Crosses	Brunswick River
Locale	Brunswick, Georgia
Official name	Sidney Lanier Bridge
Maintained by	Georgia Department of Transportation
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed bridge
Total length	7,779 ft (2,371 m)
Width	79.5 ft (24 m)
Longest span	1,250 feet (381 m)[1]
Clearance below	185 feet
History
Opened	2003
Location

The Sidney Lanier Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the Brunswick River in Brunswick, Georgia, carrying four lanes of U.S. Route 17. The current bridge was built as a replacement to the original vertical-lift bridge, which was twice struck by ships. It is currently the longest-spanning bridge in Georgia and is 480 feet (150 m) tall. It was named for poet Sidney Lanier. Each year (usually in February), there is the "Bridge Run" sponsored by Southeast Georgia Health System when the south side of the bridge is closed to traffic and people register to run (or walk) the bridge.

The bridge hosts the WX4BWK amateur radio repeater on the top of one of its pillars.^[2]