Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Surgoinsville Bridge

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Surgoinsville Bridge--A Late Summer's Afternoon

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008

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Single Pier in middle of Holston River

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Bridge Latticework

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Rusty Undercarriage

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Basically, a one-lane bridge, but two could squeeze by very slowly

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Bridge framework

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Rusty, warped framework

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Concrete approach separation

This one on the north end, coupled with the one in the middle and one on the south end, amount to speed bumps. The joint in the middle is loose; as a result, it makes a loud noise when vehicles run over it.

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Three spans of bridge

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Map

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Facts

Overview: Pratt Truss bridge over Holston River on County Road 2604 in Surgoinsville
Location: Surgoinsville, Hawkins County, Tennessee
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1955
Design: Pratt Truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 147.9 ft.
Total length: 530.8 ft.
Deck width: 18.3 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.46861, -82.84889 (decimal degrees)
36°28'07" N, 82°50'56" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number: BH 32562 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2005): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 48.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003): 970

Update Log

July 29, 2008: Updated by Calvin Sneed
July 28, 2008: New photos from Calvin Sneed

Sources

Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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