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Photo taken by Lee in April 2009

Sligo Bridge eastbound

Traveling eastbound on U.S. 70 on the Sligo Bridge across the Caney Fork River at Sligo, DeKalb County, Tennessee

Calvin Sneed

Bridge is similar to State Highway 75 Bridge (now demolished) in Sullivan County.

Overview: Five-span Parker through truss bridge over Caney Fork on US 70
Location: De Kalb County, Tennessee
Status: Open to traffic, scheduled for demolition
History: Original Camelback bridge spans replaced and elevated with Parker spans in 1948 when river was impounded. Bridge now scheduled for demolition and replacement
Builders: - Bethlehem Steel Co. of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Design: Five riveted Parker through truss spans
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 304.0 ft.
Total length: 1,374.6 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.5 ft.
Also called: Caney Fork River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.96583, -85.71438 (decimal degrees)
35°57'57" N, 85°42'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/615922/3980922 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Sligo Bridge
Inventory numbers: TN 21SR0260021 (Tennessee bridge number)
BH 32495 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2011): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 18.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 3,100

June 23, 2011: Updated by Calvin Sneed: Updated with new pictures and information
June 22, 2011: New photos from Calvin Sneed
December 13, 2009: Updated by Matthew Ridpath: This is actually a Parker through truss
July 6, 2009: Updated by Joshua Collins: added "US 70" to overview
April 18, 2009: New photos from Lee