Rating:
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Old Stone Fort Bridge

Coffee County, Tennessee

Photos 

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2009

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BH Photo #147422

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Duck River on County Road B-188 (Campground Road) in Manchester
Location
Manchester, Coffee County, Tennessee
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
History
Built 1906 by the Joliet Bridge Co. at the Dabbs Ford over the Elk River; bridge relocated to present location in 1971, piers rehabilitated 2009
Builder
- Joliet Bridge & Iron Co. of Joliet, Illinois
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 101.0 ft.
Total length: 262.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.49229, -86.10479   (decimal degrees)
35°29'32" N, 86°06'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/581198/3928006 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Manchester
Average daily traffic (as of 2019)
50
Inventory numbers
TN 160B1880001 (Tennessee bridge number)
BH 43481 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 45.5 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Built 1906 (622)
Built during 1900s (7,228)
Closed (2,666)
Coffee County, Tennessee (11)
Duck River (Tennessee) (21)
Have street view (26,957)
Joliet Bridge & Iron Co. (38)
Manchester, Tennessee (1)
Owned by state (15,999)
 Pin-connected (3,902)
Pratt through truss (5,395)
Pratt truss (9,304)
Relocated (897)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,399)
Tennessee (1,223)
Through truss (15,080)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,232)
Truss (32,807)

Update Log 

  • July 24, 2020: Updated by Nathan Holth: Closed, future uncertain!
  • August 19, 2018: New photos from Jack Schmidt
  • April 24, 2012: New photos from James McCray
  • August 25, 2010: New photos from Calvin Sneed
  • February 9, 2010: New photos from James McCray
  • February 6, 2010: New photos from J.P.
  • November 28, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey: updated history and dimensions
  • October 10, 2009: Added by Calvin Sneed

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Comments 

Old Stone Fort Bridge
Posted July 24, 2020, by Nathan Holth (webmaster [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

I do not know why it was closed officially. In reviewing my 2014 photos of the bridge it appears that the u-bolt hanger plates were in bad shape, although the section loss was arrested via the most recent painting, if the paint system has started to fail it wouldn't take much more section loss to make those hanger plates a concern. https://historicbridges.org/tennessee/oldstonefortbridge/old...

Old Stone Fort Bridge
Posted July 24, 2020, by Art S. (Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Nathan,

I've been over that one. Its quite charming although the 'swimming pool' blue takes some getting used to.

What's the issue with it?

Regards,

Art S.

Old Stone Fort Bridge
Posted July 24, 2020, by Nathan Holth (webmaster [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

This bridge is closed to all traffic and may eventually be at risk for demolition and replacement! https://www.manchestertimes.com/news/local/old-stone-forts-h...