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Whites Creek Bridge

Decatur County, Tennessee
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Simms Bridge

Oblique elevation, view to the northwest

Photo taken by Martha Carver in March 2008

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Overview
Two-span pony truss bridge over Whites Creek on NFA A257
Location
Decatur County, Tennessee
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
rehabilitated 1950; closed to traffic 2006; damaged by flooding 2010
Builder
- Champion Bridge Co. of Wilmington, Ohio
Design
Pratt beadstead pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 29.8 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.50861, -88.00833   (decimal degrees)
35°30'31" N, 88°00'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/408559/3929915 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Perryville
Inventory numbers
TN 200A2570001 (Tennessee bridge number)
BH 32501 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2006)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 23.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
10

Categories 

Champion Bridge Co. (74)
Closed (2,071)
Decatur County, Tennessee (4)
One-lane traffic (7,111)
Owned by county (16,483)
Pony truss (13,215)
Pratt pony truss (2,341)
 Pratt truss (5,654)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,048)
Structurally deficient (16,677)
Tennessee (770)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,894)
Truss (23,562)
Wooden deck (5,397)

Update Log 

  • July 9, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Updated info
  • July 9, 2012: New photos from Martha Carver

Sources 

  • Martha Carver
  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Whites Creek Bridge
Posted July 9, 2012, by Martha Carver

The bridge is a Pratt Bedstead. It was built by the Champion Bridge Company at an unknown date but estimated to be about 1910. There were extensive repairs made to the bridge about 1950. It was closed to traffic in 2006. The May 2010 flood further damaged the bridge. The road is gated north of the bridge, and to access it from the north requires permission from a property owner.