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Spectacular three-span Deck Pratt truss bridge carrying the Norfolk Southern Railroad over the Holston River

Views are all from the north shore of the river, looking southbound, three miles downriver from Surgoinsville, Tennessee.

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008

BH Photo #123130

Overview: Spectacular three-span Pratt deck truss bridge over Holston River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee
Status: Open to traffic
Railroads: - Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Southern Railway (SOU)
Design: Three Warren deck truss spans with 10 northshore approach deck plate girder spans over the Holston River between Surgoinsville and Rogersville, Tennessee
Dimensions: Total length: 990.0 ft.
Also called: Norfolk Southern Hawkins Holston River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.43370, -82.87371 (decimal degrees)
36°26'01" N, 82°52'25" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/332047/4033684 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Stony Point
Elevation: 1.141 ft. above sea level
Inventory number: BH 37375 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

June 26, 2013: New Street View added by Calvin Sneed
December 31, 2009: Updated by Calvin Sneed: T-DOT's Resident Bridge engineer confirms the bridge design... also correct on the name... Thanks!
December 13, 2009: Updated by Matthew Ridpath: This is actually a Pratt deck truss
September 10, 2008: Updated by Calvin Sneed
September 7, 2008: Added by Calvin Sneed