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 long.[1]
A river in central Florida is also named the Withlacoochee.
The Withlacoochee River received its name from the indigenous Muscogee and Seminole people. It comes from the compound Creek word ue-rakkuce [IPA: {{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".
| Crossing | River Miles | Carries | Image | Location | ID number | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Georgia | |||||||
| SP4 Derrell Danforth Bridge | ~115 | SR 354 | Lenox, Georgia to Alapaha, Georgia | 31.3226°N -83.2974°W | |||
| Oak Ford Bridge | ~106 | SR 125 | Tifton, Georgia to Nashville, Georgia | 31.2151°N -83.2693°W | |||
| Georgia and Florida Railroad (Abandoned 1967) Line was formerly known as the Nashville and Sparks Railroad | 31.2055°N -83.2727°W | ||||||
| POW Fred L. Belcher Bridge | ~105 | SR 76 | Adel, Georgia to Nashville, Georgia | 31.1973°N -83.2718°W | |||
| Shellie W. Parrish Memorial Bridge aka Williams Bridge | 97.65[4] | SR 37 | Adel, Georgia to Ray City, Georgia | 31.1202°N -83.3213°W | |||
| B Williams Bridge | Old Lois Road (Closed) | 31.1328°N -83.3125°W | |||||
| Futchs Bridge/Ferry | 95.2 | Coffee Road | 31.0961°N -83.3167°W | ||||
| Hagan Bridge | 84.7 | SR 122 | Hahira, Georgia to Lakeland, Georgia | 31.0139°N -83.3018°W | |||
| Tyler Bridge | 79.8 | Franklinville Road (Closed) | 30.9814°N -83.2677°W | ||||
| Skipper Bridge | Reed Road (Defunct) | 30.957°N -83.2698°W | |||||
| New Skipper Bridge | 76.3 | Skipper Bridge Road | 30.949°N -83.2719°W | ||||
| Staten Road Bridge | 74.3 | Staten Road | 30.9329°N -83.289°W | ||||
| Fender Bridge | Staten Road (Defunct since before 1990s) | 30.933°N -83.2892°W | |||||
| Double Bridges | 69.1 | US 41 SR 7 | Valdosta, Georgia | 30.8927°N -83.3188°W | |||
| Norfolk Southern Railway Line formerly known as Georgia Southern and Florida Railway | Valdosta, Georgia | 30.8633°N -83.3216°W | |||||
| 63.5 | Interstate 75 | Troupville, Georgia | 30.855°N -83.3343°W | ||||
| 62.6 | SR 133 | Troupville, Georgia | 30.85°N -83.3396°W | ||||
| Valdosta, Moultrie and Western Railroad (Closed 1923, now defunct) | 30.8411°N -83.3535°W | ||||||
| 51.8 | US 84/221 SR 38 | Ousley, Georgia to Quitman, Georgia | 30.7936°N -83.4535°W | ||||
| Spook Bridge | 51.7 | Old Quitman Highway (Closed) | Blue Springs, Georgia | 30.7898°N -83.4517°W | |||
| 51.7 | CSX Transportation Line was formerly known as the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad | 30.7929°N -83.4534°W | |||||
| Spains Bridge/Ferry | Historically Spains Ferry Road (Defunct) | Spains Ferry | 30.7491°N -83.4825°W | ||||
| Knights Bridge/Ferry | Historically Knights Ferry Road (Defunct) | Knights Ferry | 30.7111°N -83.4548°W | ||||
| Rocky Ford Bridge | 36.7 | Rocky Ford Road/Clyattville-Nankin Road | Rocky Ford | 30.6749°N -83.3944°W | |||
Georgia – Florida | |||||||
| 31.1 | Valdosta Railway (Closed 1973) | 30.6366°N -83.3505°W | |||||
Georgia | |||||||
| Horns Ferry Bridge | 27.8 | SR 31 SR 145 | Clyattville, Georgia to Pinetta, Florida | 30.6354°N -83.3116°W | |||
| Old Horns Ferry Bridge | 27.7 | (Built 1895, closed 1940, defunct) | Clyattville, Georgia to Pinetta, Florida | 30.6353°N -83.3096°W | |||
Florida | |||||||
| 22.4 | SR 150 | Bellville, Florida | 30.5967°N -83.2599°W | ||||
| 22.3 | (Defunct) | Bellville, Florida | 30.5958°N -83.2595°W | ||||
| (Defunct) | Madison Blue Spring State Park | 30.4829°N -83.2437°W | |||||
| 12.0 | SR 6 | Madison Blue Spring State Park | 320016 | 30.4823°N -83.2434°W | |||
| West Bridge | 2.3 | SR 141 | 30.4102°N -83.18°W | ||||