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Cincinnati Southern - Tenn Bridge

Hamilton County, Tennessee

Photos 

Louis Edward Nollau glass plate negative collection. University of Kentucky

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BH Photo #478682

Map 

Description 

The construction of the Cincinnati Southern Railroad Bridge over the Tennessee River in 1877 finally connected the “Crescent City” with Chattanooga. “Tenn Bridge” as its called today, resides just downstream from Chickamauga Dam. The original structure suffered a disastrous failure on March 17, 1916 when a freight car load shifted on a passing freight train and struck the steel girders. Span #2 on the north side collapsed into the river along with several freight cars. These photos were taken during the massive clean up efforts to restore the bridge and recover the lost railroad cars.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bridge over Tennessee River
Location
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
History
Built 1877; Rebuilt 1917-20 after a span collapsed.
Railroad
- Cincinnati Southern Railway (CNTP)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.10435, -85.23320   (decimal degrees)
35°06'16" N, 85°13'60" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/661026/3886043 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 90222 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,559)
Built 1877 (98)
Built during 1870s (1,106)
Chattanooga, Tennessee (48)
Cincinnati Southern Railway (28)
Hamilton County, Tennessee (74)
Lost (24,713)
Lost 1916 (57)
 Lost during 1910s (489)
Movable (2,970)
Navigable waterway (2,152)
Railroad (15,409)
Replaced by new bridge (16,567)
Swing (1,453)
Tennessee (1,223)
Tennessee River (44)

Update Log 

  • August 10, 2020: New photos from Ben Tate

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Sources 

  • Ben Tate - benji5221 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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