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 | |
  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Glynn County, Georgia |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 31°07′13″N 81°25′35″W / 31.12023°N 81.42649°W |
• 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
editReferences
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brunswick River
- ^ 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
- ^ Brunswick West, GA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1956 (1976 rev.)
- ^ Jekyll Island, GA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1957
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Georgia (1974)
External links
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Media related to Brunswick River (Georgia U.S. state) at Wikimedia Commons- South Brunswick River boat ramp
- Georgia DNR Turtle River and South Brunswick River
- NOAA nautical chart
