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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

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Three Spans from River Level, with Fog Rising from Water Level

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Southbound into downtown Elizabethton on State Highway 400

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Old Concrete Pier from first bridge

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Middle (River Channel) Span

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Land clearning for new replacement bridge under construction

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Boulders to be removed

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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
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

Update Log 

  • July 29, 2008: Updated by Calvin Sneed
  • July 27, 2008: Updated by Calvin Sneed

Sources 

  • Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com