Cades Cove Road Bridge over Middle Prong of the Little River

Blount County, Tennessee

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Cades Cove Road Bridge at Tremont Road over Middle Prong at Laurel Creek Upstream Side

Treemont Road goes along Middle Prong here

Photo taken by Bob Davis on March 28, 2009

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Cove Road Bridge at Tremont Road over Middle Prong at Laurel Creek Downstream Side

Laurel Creek is to the right of photo and runs along Cades Cove road here

Photo taken by Bob Davis on March 28, 2009

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Cove Road Bridge at Tremont Road over Middle Prong at Laurel Creek Concrete Arch

Seeping of joint materials forms stalagmites

Photo taken by Bob Davis on March 28, 2009

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Facts 

Overview
Arch bridge over Middle Prong Little River at Laurel Creek
Location
Blount County, Tennessee
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1948
Design
Arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 69.8 ft.
Total length: 69.8 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Also called
Cades Cove Road Bridge at Tremont Road
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.65722, -83.70972   (decimal degrees)
35°39'26" N, 83°42'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/254697/3949313 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation
1216 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
Wear Cove
Inventory number
BH 32430 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2006)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 59.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002)
3,060

Update Log 

  • March 30, 2009: New photos from Bob Davis

Sources 

  • Bob Davis - bobdaviscfi [at] earthlink [dot] net