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Overview: Lost K-Truss through truss bridge over Cumberland River on Tn 56
Location: Jackson County, Tennessee
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built by the Nashville Bridge Company in 1924 and replaced 1994
Builder: - Nashville Bridge Co. of Nashville, Tennessee
Design: The bridge contains one 280-foot riveted K through truss that is flanked on each side by a
160-foot riveted Warren through truss with a polygonal top chord. The south approach
consists of two 28.5-foot concrete deck girder spans, and the north approach contains
twenty-three 53-foot concrete deck girder spans.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.37317, -85.65251 (decimal degrees)
36°22'23" N, 85°39'09" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/620874/4026182 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Gainesboro
Inventory number: BH 46719 (Bridgehunter.com ID)