Cumberland River Bicentennial Trail Bridge

Cheatham County, Tennessee

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Overview

The Cumberland River Bicentennial Trail Bridge is an old railroad bridge preserved as a pedestrian bridge on a hiking trail.

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Closeup of Bridge

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Parker Truss Closeup

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West Approach and Portal

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Deck View

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East Approach

The trestle has a very long eastern approach and it curves to the right.

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Approaching the Bend

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Looking Upward

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Trail Marker

The C.R.B.T. is a "Rails to Trails" project.

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Bridge Plaque

The bridge was built by the American Bridge Company.

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Lower Chord and Joint

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Western Portal Entrance and Overhead Decor

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Eastern Trestle Approach Details

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Oblique View

Trees obscure the view from the eastern bank.

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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Parker through truss bridge over Sycamore Creek on Cumberland River Bicentennial Trail (Formerly Tennessee Central Railroad), a "Rails to Trails" project in Ashland City, TN.
Location
Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1901
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Design
Parker through truss
Also called
Sycamore Creek Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.30740, -87.13108   (decimal degrees)
36°18'27" N, 87°07'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/488232/4018052 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Cheatham Dam
Inventory number
BH 36459 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • August 4, 2008: Updated by James McCray: updated gps coordinates
  • April 16, 2008: Added by James McCray

Sources 

  • James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com