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ET&G - Hiwassee River Bridge

Bradley County, Tennessee, and McMinn County, Tennessee

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Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Hiwassee River on Hiwassee River Railroad
Location
Charleston, Bradley County, Tennessee, and McMinn County, Tennessee
Status
Arsoned by Unionists November 8th, 1861
History
Burned by Unionists November 8th, 1861
Railroad
- East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad (ET&G)
Design
Through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.28860, -84.75259   (decimal degrees)
35°17'19" N, 84°45'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/704375/3907364 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Charleston
Inventory numbers
WGCB TN-54-01x (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
WGCB TN/42-06-01x (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 69274 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arsoned (31)
Bradley County, Tennessee (12)
Calhoun, Tennessee (4)
Charleston, Tennessee (4)
Covered (1,900)
Covered Railroad Bridge (66)
Destroyed by fire (232)
East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad (2)
Hiwassee River (9)
 Lost (28,382)
Lost 1861 (6)
Lost during 1860s (62)
McMinn County, Tennessee (10)
Owned by railroad (13,486)
Railroad (16,447)
Tennessee (1,261)
Through truss (16,708)
Truss (35,374)

Update Log 

  • September 20, 2015: Added by Luke

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