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This was not an easy bridge to find. The two RV Gypsies did not get an exact address, just a lot of crazy driving instructions and the parking lot coordinates of N 34°44.350' W084°10.213'. |
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Below: The road into the Toccoa River Swinging Bridge was a narrow, curvy, dirt / gravel road 3.1 bumpy miles long. Luckily, the two RV Gypsies only met one on-coming car. |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies found a parking spot and began their hike to The Swinging Bridge. |
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Below: The Swinging Bridge over the Toccoa River is located on the Benton Mac Kaye Trail and the Duncan Ridge National Recreation Trail in Fanion County. The trail to the bridge demanded caution because of uneven footing, and stumps everywhere, as seen in photos below. |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies finally reached The Swinging Bridge. This 270-foot long bridge is the longest swinging bridge east of the Mississippi River. It was built by the USDA Forest Services in cooperation with the Appalachian Trail in 1977, when extension of the Blue Ridge Parkway to Kennesaw Mountain was under consideration. |
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Below: Lee Duquette took panorama photos, which made it look like there are 2 bridges.
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Below: Views from each side of The Swinging Bridge |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies reached the far end of the bridge and took some photos of the area below. |
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Lee Duquette decided to get down under the bridge. It was a big drop down, so he clung and dangled from some branches. |
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Below: Karen Duquette took photos of Lee after he was down under the bridge. |
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And Lee took photos of Karen still up on the bridge |
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Then Karen decided to join Lee under the bridge. But she did not go the hard route down that Lee took. She found an easy down path on the other side of the bridge. |
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Below: There were streams of water everywhere. |
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Lee took pictures of Karen exploring under the bridge. |
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Karen instructed Lee on the easy way back up to the bridge. The path had one big step back up to the bridge, otherwise it was easy. |
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Then Karen Duquette took some photos of Lee back up on the bridge. |
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And Lee took photos of Karen Duquette down below the bridge |
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Lee Duquette joined Karen Duquette down under the bridge again, to tell her he was ready to leave. |
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Below: Lee Duquette resting on a "Tree Stump Chair" on the way out. |
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