Brunswick River (Georgia)

The Brunswick River[1] is a 6-mile-long (10 km)[2] tidal river in Glynn County, Georgia. It begins at the confluence of the South Brunswick River with the Turtle River southeast of Brunswick[3] and flows east to St. Simons Sound, the strait between Saint Simons Island to the north and Jekyll Island to the south.[4]

Brunswick River
The Sidney Lanier Bridge over the Brunswick River
Brunswick River (Georgia) is located in Georgia
Brunswick River (Georgia)
Location of mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGlynn County, Georgia
Mouth 
 • coordinates
31°07′13″N 81°25′35″W / 31.12023°N 81.42649°W / 31.12023; -81.42649
 • elevation
0 m

The Lanier Bridge crosses the Brunswick River, I-95 and Georgia State Route 303 cross the Turtle River, the Torres Causeway crosses St. Simons Sound, and the Jekyll Island Causeway crosses Jekyll Sound.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brunswick River
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 21, 2011
  3. ^ Brunswick West, GA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1956 (1976 rev.)
  4. ^ Jekyll Island, GA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1957
  • USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Georgia (1974)
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