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3-Spam, Pratt Truss Bridge on State Highway 400 over Watauga River, Elizabethton Scheduled to be demolished, when new concrete deck I-Beam bridge is built beside it. Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008 |
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Close-up of Pratt Truss Bridge Design Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008 |
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Three Spans from River Level, with Fog Rising from Water Level Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008 |
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Southbound into downtown Elizabethton on State Highway 400 Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008 |
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Old Concrete Pier from first bridge Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008 |
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Middle (River Channel) Span Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008 |
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Land clearning for new replacement bridge under construction Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008 |
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Boulders to be removed Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008 |
Facts
- Overview
- Three-span Pratt Truss bridge over Watauga River on State Highway 400 (Old U.S. 19-E) in Elizabethton
- Location
- Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee
- Status
- Open, but soon to be replaced by new concrete girder bridge
- History
- Built 1929
- Design
- Pratt Truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 101.3 ft.
Total length: 392.6 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.4 ft.
- Also called
- Watauga River Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +36.35528, -82.22389 (decimal degrees)
36°21'19" N, 82°13'26" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/390188/4024050 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Elizabethton
- Inventory number
- BH 32452 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 07/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 27.5 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
- 12,390