Butt Memorial Bridge, Road bridge in Augusta, United States

The Butt Memorial Bridge crosses the Augusta Canal at 15th Street with four stone pillars topped by bronze-banded illuminated globes and decorative lions. The structure balances practical function with symbolic elements that honor its purpose as a memorial.

The memorial was dedicated by President William Howard Taft in 1914 to honor Major Archibald Butt, who perished helping women and children during the Titanic sinking. It became the first monument erected to commemorate this tragedy.

Locals call it the Butt Bridge, and in 1994 and 1995 the Butt Memorial Bridge Legal Defense Fund, founded by Ross Snellings, held two benefit concerts nearby known as the Butt Jam, with the slogan "Save Our Butt" posted around town. The bridge carries 15th Street over the Augusta Canal.

The bridge carries 15th Street over the Augusta Canal and was closed on August 22, 2016, for a full deck replacement, reopening temporarily on March 31, 2017, before final work that April. The 2016 rehabilitation reconfigured lanes to add bike lanes and sidewalks. Visitors can walk across to see the central memorial plaque and the lions at each end.

The bridge was the first memorial erected anywhere to the Titanic disaster and remains the only one in Georgia. In 1994 and 1995, concerts called the Butt Jam, under the slogan "Save Our Butt," helped block demolition plans; Congress secured the bridge's survival in 1999.