The bridge is a barrier. Customers will be lost. The first Talmadge Bridge was a point of pride in Savannah and Georgia, having been completed in 1954 without federal dollars. Funding came from ...

With Talmadge's controversial history, it's no surprise many in Savannah have been against continuing to honor the former governor with a bridge name. Talmadge served three terms as governor from ...

SAVANNAH ― State transportation officials say they will need about a decade to replace the Talmadge Bridge, the iconic cable-stayed span on the edge of Savannah’s historic district. At a ...

A post on the Savannah Fire Department Facebook page shows the accident on Savannah's Talmadge Memorial Bridge occurred around 5:57 p.m. and appears to have involved a boat trailer. The post ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - New details on plans to raise the Talmadge Bridge in Savannah. GDOT says crews will raise the bridge by 20 feet starting in early 2025. GDOT says the first step would be to ...

The suspension bridge has been associated with Talmadge since it was constructed in 1991, and signs attest to that. However, Savannah Republican Rep. Ron Stephens argues, the structure has never ...

The agency recommends that Talmadge Bridge in Savannah should be evaluated to make sure it's above the "acceptable risk threshold." The backstory: The assessment comes nearly a year after the ...

The Talmadge Memorial Bridge on U.S. 17 in Savannah will close at 8 p.m. Tuesday in anticipation of tropical storm-force winds from Hurricane Dorian, according to a news release from the Georgia ...

The Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a nearly $6.6 million contract in an ambitious plan to replace the cables on the Talmadge Bridge in Savannah and potentially raise it to ...

Ports Authority is considering that monumental undertaking and wants to share possible future replacement ideas for Savannah’s Eugene Talmadge Memorial Bridge at an upcoming public session on ...

An aerial view shows the Talmadge Memorial Bridge, a suspension bridge over the Savannah River in Georgia. Georgia Department of Transportation Wollwerth Imagery The Georgia Department of ...