Historical Marker

Geary’s Three Bridges

Atlanta · Fulton County · Erected 1955

The roadside stories worth pulling over for.

The Story

On July 19, 1864, under covering artillery fire, Geary's division pioneers threw a footbridge across Peachtree Creek; Ireland's brigade rushed over to seize the far ridge, and the crossings opened the way for the Union advance on Atlanta.

About this site

Geary’s Three Bridges is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1955. It is one of 357 historical markers documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.8192, -84.4080 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Knight, William and Ruth, Lustron House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Geary’s Div. to Peachtree Creek, Williams' Div. Deployed, and O’Neal’s Brigade at the Ravine.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.8192, -84.4080 · Atlanta, Fulton County

Directions (Apple)Google Maps View map

Get Georgia Roam — 12,000+ historic sites in your pocket

See this site and every marker, cemetery, courthouse, museum, battlefield and landmark across Georgia on one live map — find what's near you, get directions, and collect sites as you roam.

or open the live map in your browser →

Free · ad-free · the iOS app and the web map share one account, so your visits sync across both

Nearby in Fulton County

Historic Place

Knight, William and Ruth, Lustron House

Atlanta

Historical Marker

Geary’s Div. to Peachtree Creek

Atlanta · 1955

Historical Marker

Williams' Div. Deployed

Atlanta · 1955

Historical Marker

O’Neal’s Brigade at the Ravine

Atlanta · 1955

Historical Marker

Rt. Of 20th A.C. Line