Asheville Highway French Broad Bridge #1

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Photo taken by Mary S. Hartman 01-10-10

BH Photo #152240

Overview: Lost four-span combination Warren through truss bridge sequence over French Broad River on U.S. 25-70 at Bridgeport (State Highway 9).
Location: Cocke County, Tennessee
Status: Bridge has been demolished, new bridge built beside it.
History: Built 1932, demolished 2010
Builder: - Tennessee Highway Department
Design: Three Warren Camelback Polygonal through truss spans;
One five-panel Pratt truss span
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 182.0 ft.
Total length: 778.6 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.5 ft.
Also called: Major J.T. Huff Bridge
French Broad River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.95464, -83.11173 (decimal degrees)
35°57'17" N, 83°06'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/309552/3980978 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Neddy Mountain
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 6,560
Inventory numbers: TN 15SR0090011 (Tennessee bridge number)
BH 32463 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2017): Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 84.2 (out of 100)
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Posted October 8, 2015, by Thad Osborne (tgo1330 [at] comcast [dot] net)

Known as the Maj.James T. Huff Bridge.