Note: The following is part of a series of columns looking at points of interest throughout the history of Bulloch County. Blitch toll bridge The first bridge that crossed the Ogeechee River north of Jenck's Bridge was Blitch's toll bridge at the town of Ogeechee. In 1873, John Gideon Blitch bought a right-of-way across Mathew Donaldson’s land for $25 from Old River Road to the Ogeechee River in order to build a public toll bridge.