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Veterans Memorial Bridge

Coffee County, Tennessee

Photos 

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2009

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BH Photo #147364

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Street View 

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 2017)
9,240
Inventory numbers
TN 16SR0020011 (Tennessee bridge number)
BH 32468 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 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: 93.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 1931 (932)
Built during 1930s (11,750)
Camelback truss (372)
Coffee County, Tennessee (11)
Duck River (Tennessee) (21)
Functionally obsolete (6,422)
Have street view (26,956)
Lost (24,769)
Lost 2010 (464)
 Lost during 2010s (3,286)
Owned by state (16,000)
Replaced by new bridge (16,603)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,227)
Tennessee (1,223)
Tennessee Highway Department (24)
Through truss (15,087)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,235)
Truss (32,814)

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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Duck River Bridge
Posted June 24, 2014, by ArtS (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Pic from 2002:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/caving/2398860839/

As viewed from: http://bridgehunter.com/tn/coffee/camground/

Duck River Bridge
Posted June 24, 2014, by ArtS (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Pic from 2011 with the new bridge next to the old:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/caving/12120730413/