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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2010

Bridge crosses mountain ravine that rises up over railroad tracks, I-24 and the Tennessee River

Overview: Bridge over Ravine at Jonas Bluff on the side of Lookout Mountain on U.S. 11, U.S.41, U,S, 64, U.S. 72 (Will Cummings Highway)
Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
Status: Open to traffic
History: Bridge built in 1935 bypasses old Cummings Highway alignment at Jonas Bluff, built as part of the then-new Dixie Highway
Builder: - Tennessee State Highway Department
Design: Concrete Tee Beam
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 43.0 ft.
Total length: 1,075.0 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Also called: New Wauhatchie Pike Bridge
Jonas Bluff Pulloff Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.01981, -85.33736 (decimal degrees)
35°01'11" N, 85°20'14" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/651689/3876503 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Chattanooga
Inventory numbers: TN 33SR0020009 (Tennessee bridge number)
BH 45616 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2010): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 51.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 7,910