Veterans Memorial Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2009

Enlarge

BH Photo #147364

Map 

Street View 

• View is from south bank, looking northbound

Facts 

Overview

Lost Warren Camelback polygonal through truss bridge over Duck River on U.S. 41 in Manchester

Location

Coffee County, Tennessee

Status

no longer exists

History

Built 1931; replaced 2010

Builder

- Tennessee Highway Department

Design

Warren Camelback polygonal through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 142.0 ft.
Total length: 313.9 ft.
Deck width: 24.2 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.8 ft.

Also called

Duck River Bridge
Highway 41 Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+35.49528, -86.10350   (decimal degrees)
35°29'43" N, 86°06'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/581312/3928339 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Manchester

Average daily traffic (as of 2015)

8,690

Inventory numbers

TN 16SR0020011 (Tennessee bridge number)
BH 32468 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of May 2016)

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: 93.5 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 1, 2017: Updated by Calvin Sneed: The former bridge was a Warren Camelback polygonal truss
• March 2, 2014: New photos from Jack Schmidt
• April 24, 2012: Updated by James McCray: Updated status to no longer exists
• August 25, 2010: New photos from Calvin Sneed
• February 6, 2010: New photos from J.P.
• December 12, 2009: Updated by Matthew Ridpath: This is actually a Warren through truss

Sources 

• Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Matthew Ridpath
• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
• James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net

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