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NERR - Mill Creek Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Mill Creek on Nashville and Eastern Railroad
- Location
- Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
- Status
- Open to traffic
- Railroads
- - Louisville & Nashville Railroad (LN)
- Nashville & Eastern Railroad (NERR)
- Tennessee Central Railway (TC)
- Design
- Warren through truss with sub-panels
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +36.16767, -86.70871 (decimal degrees)
36°10'04" N, 86°42'31" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/526197/4002585 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Nashville East
- Inventory number
- BH 54226 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- October 31, 2012: Updated by J.P.: Added categories "Riveted", "Nashville and Eastern Railroad"
Sources
- J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
Comments
NERR - Mill Creek Bridge
Here's a picture containing this bridge taken from the deck of the General Jackson showboat. I hope this helps identify the truss type.
Mill Creek Railroad Bridge
Looks like a sub-paneled Warren)
Mill Creek Railroad Bridge
I'm not sure of the design of this one. Here is a good view in bing images. http://binged.it/W806X2
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Well, depending on who you ask, this is either a sub-divided Warren truss, or a Baltimore truss. There has been a comment or fifty about this distinction on the forum over the years. Thanks for uploading the photo.