Withlacoochee River (Suwannee River tributary)

The Withlacoochee River originates in Georgia, northwest of Nashville, Georgia. It flows south through Berrien County where it joins the New River and forms part of the boundary between Berrien and Cook counties. It then flows south into Lowndes County, Georgia. At Troupville, Georgia the Little River joins the Withlacoochee River flows continues to flow south and forms part of the boundary between Lowndes and Brooks counties in Georgia. The river then flows into Florida for 1.34 miles before returning into Georgia for an additional 2.44 miles. It then returns to Florida, forming the northeast boundary of Madison County, Florida and the western boundary of Hamilton County, Florida and eventually merges with the Suwannee at Suwannee River State Park west of Live Oak. The river is 115 miles (185 km) long.[1] It is believed to be the source for the name of the central Florida river of the same name.

This article is about the northern Withlacoochee River. For the southern river, see Withlacoochee River (Florida).
Withlacoochee River near the confluence with the Suwannee River

Etymology

The Withlacoochee River received its name from the Muskogean peoples who inhabited South Georgia. It comes from the compound Creek word ue-rakkuce [IPA: wiɬakːut͡ʃi], from ue "water", rakko "big", and -uce "small", with the rough translation "little river."[2][3] English speakers then changed the Muskogee voiceless lateral spelled r to "thl".

Crossings
Crossing River Miles Carries Image Location ID number Coordinates

Georgia

SP4 Derrell Danforth Bridge ~115 SR 354 Lenox, Georgia to Alapaha, Georgia 31.322594°N 83.297435°W / 31.322594; -83.297435
Oak Ford Bridge ~106 SR 125 Tifton, Georgia to Nashville, Georgia 31.215092°N 83.269252°W / 31.215092; -83.269252
Georgia and Florida Railroad (Abandoned 1967)
Line was formerly known as the Nashville and Sparks Railroad		 31.205501°N 83.272724°W / 31.205501; -83.272724
POW Fred L. Belcher Bridge ~105 SR 76 Adel, Georgia to Nashville, Georgia 31.197289°N 83.271790°W / 31.197289; -83.271790
Shellie W. Parrish Memorial Bridge
aka Williams Bridge		 97.65[4] SR 37
Adel, Georgia to Ray City, Georgia 31.120233°N 83.321272°W / 31.120233; -83.321272
B Williams Bridge Old Lois Road (Closed) 31.132777°N 83.312516°W / 31.132777; -83.312516
Futchs Bridge/Ferry 95.2 Coffee Road 31.096088°N 83.316711°W / 31.096088; -83.316711
Hagan Bridge 84.7 SR 122 Hahira, Georgia to Lakeland, Georgia 31.013867°N 83.301798°W / 31.013867; -83.301798
Tyler Bridge 79.8 Franklinville Road (Closed) 30.981372°N 83.267727°W / 30.981372; -83.267727
Skipper Bridge Reed Road (Defunct) 30.957000°N 83.269800°W / 30.957000; -83.269800
New Skipper Bridge 76.3 Skipper Bridge Road 30.949038°N 83.271902°W / 30.949038; -83.271902
Staten Road Bridge 74.3 Staten Road 30.932936°N 83.289006°W / 30.932936; -83.289006
Fender Bridge Staten Road (Defunct since before 1990s) 30.933004°N 83.289189°W / 30.933004; -83.289189
Double Bridges 69.1 US 41
SR 7		 Valdosta, Georgia 30.892708°N 83.318815°W / 30.892708; -83.318815
Norfolk Southern Railway
Line formerly known as Georgia Southern and Florida Railway		 Valdosta, Georgia 30.863285°N 83.321587°W / 30.863285; -83.321587
63.5 Interstate 75 Troupville, Georgia 30.855028°N 83.334319°W / 30.855028; -83.334319
62.6 SR 133 Troupville, Georgia 30.849994°N 83.339580°W / 30.849994; -83.339580
Valdosta, Moultrie and Western Railroad (Closed 1923, now defunct) 30.841114°N 83.353470°W / 30.841114; -83.353470
51.8 US 84/221
SR 38		 Ousley, Georgia to Quitman, Georgia 30.793568°N 83.453476°W / 30.793568; -83.453476
Spook Bridge 51.7 Old Quitman Highway (Closed) Blue Springs, Georgia 30.789828°N 83.451651°W / 30.789828; -83.451651
51.7 CSX Transportation
Line was formerly known as the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad		 30.792882°N 83.453391°W / 30.792882; -83.453391
Spains Bridge/Ferry Historically Spains Ferry Road (Defunct) Spains Ferry 30.749137°N 83.482455°W / 30.749137; -83.482455
Knights Bridge/Ferry Historically Knights Ferry Road (Defunct) Knights Ferry 30.711146°N 83.454755°W / 30.711146; -83.454755
Rocky Ford Bridge 36.7 Rocky Ford Road/Clyattville-Nankin Road Rocky Ford 30.674944°N 83.394416°W / 30.674944; -83.394416

Georgia – Florida

31.1 Valdosta Railway (Closed 1973) 30.636634°N 83.350468°W / 30.636634; -83.350468

Georgia

Horns Ferry Bridge 27.8 SR 31

SR 145

 Clyattville, Georgia to Pinetta, Florida 30.635379°N 83.311598°W / 30.635379; -83.311598
Old Horns Ferry Bridge 27.7 (Built 1895, closed 1940, defunct) Clyattville, Georgia to Pinetta, Florida 30.635298°N 83.309595°W / 30.635298; -83.309595

Florida

22.4 SR 150 Bellville, Florida 30.596707°N 83.259861°W / 30.596707; -83.259861
22.3 (Defunct) Bellville, Florida 30.595830°N 83.259471°W / 30.595830; -83.259471
(Defunct) Madison Blue Spring State Park 30.482897°N 83.243676°W / 30.482897; -83.243676
12.0 SR 6 Madison Blue Spring State Park 320016 30.482288°N 83.243448°W / 30.482288; -83.243448
West Bridge 2.3 SR 141 30.410215°N 83.179994°W / 30.410215; -83.179994

Notes
  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 18, 2011
  2. Simpson, J. Clarence (1956). Mark F. Boyd (ed.). Florida Place-Names of Indian Derivation. Tallahassee, Florida: Florida Geological Survey.
  3. Martin, Jack B.; Mauldin, Margaret McKane (2004-12-01). A Dictionary of Creek/Muskogee. U of Nebraska Press. p. 183. ISBN 0803283024.
  4. "Sponsors up and down I-75 on Water Trail Brochures | WWALS Watershed Coalition (WWALS) is Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®".
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