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Deck view

Photos taken March 2007 by James McCray

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Old and new

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Closeup of Truss

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Planters

This photo shows the planters which the Elkton Historical Society placed at each end of the bridge. The Elkton Historical Society has done a wonderful job in getting this bridge refurbished into a pedestrian bridge.

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Southern Approach and Portal

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Deck View

As one can see, the bridge has been beautifully restored complete with new deck pavement and truss railings.

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Oblique View

The picture is quite dark for some reason. The next picture is in a better light.

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Oblique View Again

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Old and New Bridges

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Planters

The Elkton Historical Society, who is in charge of preserving the bridge as a public park, has put large planters as barricades to keep vehicles from driving over the bridge. The bridge is reserved for pedestrians. Those who insist on crossing the Elk river into Elkton on HY 31 can utilize the new bridge to the left.

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South End of Bridge

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Between the Bridges

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Closeup of Truss

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Map

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Elk River on US 31/TN 7 at Elkton
Location: Giles County, Tennessee
Status: Open to pedestrians only
History: Built 1922; bypassed by new bridge in 1958
Design: Warren through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 160.9 ft.
Total length: 692.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.04740, -86.88792 (decimal degrees)
35°02'51" N, 86°53'17" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number: BH 32509 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

May 13, 2008: New photos from James McCray
April 30, 2007: Posted photos from James McCray

Sources

James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com

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Elkton Bridge

Posted November 14, 2007, by Chelsea (mlittleblondy [at] aol [dot] com)

I ЂО this Bridge ...I did my report on it...

Elkton Bridge

Posted November 14, 2007, by Chelsea (mlittleblondy [at] aol [dot] com)

I ЂО this Bridge ...I did my report on it...