Butt Memorial Bridge, Augusta

Name: Butt Memorial Bridge
Address: 15th Street, Augusta, United States

#20 among attractions in Augusta

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The Butt Memorial Bridge is a road bridge in Augusta, Georgia that carries 15th Street over the Augusta Canal. It is dedicated to Major Archibald Willingham Butt, born in Augusta and a victim of the sinking of RMS Titanic. The bridge was erected in 1914 and dedicated by President William Howard Taft, a personal friend of Butt's. It is notable that the bridge was the first memorial erected to remember the Titanic disaster, and it stands today as the only memorial in Georgia dedicated to the disaster. The bridge is made of stone, featuring four pillars topped with bronze-banded globes placed over electric lights. Four lions with plaques adorn each side and end of the bridge, while lights are strung from one end of the bridge to the other. A memorial plaque is located on the center of the bridge, dedicated to Butt's memory. ()

Opened: 1914 (110 years ago)Coordinates: 33°28'43"N, 81°59'2"W

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15th StreetOld City (Downtown Augusta)Augusta United States

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Butt Memorial Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Morris Museum of Art, James Brown Arena, Confederate Powderworks, Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home.

0.9 miE
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
Morris Museum of Art, Augusta
23 min walk • Nestled on the banks of the Savannah River, the Morris Museum of Art stands as a cultural beacon in Augusta, Georgia. This esteemed institution holds the distinction of being the first museum dedicated to the art and artists of the American South.
1.2 miSE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Sport venue
James Brown Arena, Augusta
31 min walk • James Brown Arena is a multi-purpose complex located in Augusta, Georgia. It is managed by Spectra Experiences. It features an 8,000-seat arena, renamed the James Brown Arena, in honor of musician James Brown on August 22, 2006.
0.8 miNW
Canal
Confederate Powderworks, Augusta
20 min walk • The Confederate Powderworks was a gunpowder factory during the American Civil War, the only permanent structures completed by the Confederate States of America.
1.2 miE
Museum, History museum, Architecture
Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home, Augusta
31 min walk • The Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home is a historic house museum at 419 7th Street in Augusta, Georgia. Built in 1859, it was a childhood home of Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States and proponent of the League of Nations.
1.1 miE
Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture
Augusta Cotton Exchange Building, Augusta
29 min walk • Augusta Cotton Exchange Building is a historic building in Augusta, Georgia. It was designed by Enoch William Brown and built in the mid-1880s during a cotton boom.
~730 ftSE
Canal
Enterprise Mill, Augusta
4 min walk • The Enterprise Mill is a historical residential and office complex along the Augusta Canal in Augusta, Georgia. Enterprise is located at the corner of Greene Street and 15th Street.
0.4 miE
Church, Historical place, Performing arts
Sacred Heart Cultural Center, Augusta
11 min walk • The Sacred Heart Cultural Center, known also as Sacred Heart Catholic Church, is an events center and a former Roman Catholic Church located in Augusta, Georgia.
1.1 miE
Church
First Baptist Church, Augusta
27 min walk • First Baptist Church of Augusta is a Southern Baptist church in Augusta, Georgia. The original location is now a historical site. The current church building is located on Walton Way.
0.4 miSE
Museum, History museum, Garden
Meadow Garden, Augusta
11 min walk • Meadow Garden is a historic house museum at 1320 Independence Drive in Augusta, Georgia. It was a home of George Walton, one of Georgia's three signers of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, and later a governor of Georgia and a United States Senator.
1.2 miE
Monuments and statues
Augusta Confederate Monument, Augusta
30 min walk • The Augusta Confederate Monument, also known as the Richmond County Confederate Monument, is located in the median of the 700 block of Broad Street in downtown Augusta, Georgia. The monument is seventy-six feet high on a granite base, topped by a shaft of Carrara marble.
0.7 miE
Church
Springfield Baptist Church, Augusta
19 min walk • Springfield Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia was built in 1801 and is a significant historical building for its architecture, religious history, and African American heritage.

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Which popular attractions are close to Butt Memorial Bridge?

Nearby attractions include Enterprise Mill, Augusta (4 min walk), Meadow Garden, Augusta (11 min walk), Sacred Heart Cultural Center, Augusta (11 min walk), Augusta University, Augusta (18 min walk).