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Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Park Closes Gold Branch Unit 6/30/04

Date: June 30, 2004
Contact: Nancy Poe, Chief of Resource Education, 678-538-1241

Heavy rains have closed one of the hiking areas at the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. The entrance road at Gold Branch, located off of Lower Roswell Road, is heavily eroded due to excessive rainfall over the past two weeks.

Park staff are standing by to re-grade the entrance road once the rains subside. Until then, the Gold Branch area will remain closed.

Jones Bridge ruins - Photo by Matt Harr  

Did You Know?
Jones Bridge spanned the Chattahoochee River from 1904-1922 falling into disrepair in the 1930's. Half of the bridge was "stolen" in 1940, neighbors didn't know the workers cutting the bridge were not authorized to do so until it was too late.

Last Updated: August 09, 2006 at 16:40 EST