Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over French Broad River on TN 9
- Location
- Jefferson County, Tennessee
- Status
- Demolished, replaced by concrete deck girder bridge
- History
- Built 1933; rehabilitated 1942
- Design
- Through truss
- Dimensions
-
Length of largest span: 280.8 ft.
Total length: 2,561.1 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.5 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +36.03833, -83.34000 (decimal degrees)
36°02'18" N, 83°20'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/289185/3990733 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- White Pine
- Inventory number
- BH 32577 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 11/2005)
- Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 95.1 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
- 3,890
Comments
French Broad River Bridge on SR9 over French Broad River
This bridge was originally built to replace Hayes Ferry crossing the river at this point. During the construction of Douglas Dam in 1942 it was extensively rebuilt including several concrete appproach spans on the east end. Only one steel span was retained.
Very recently a new concrete bridge was constructed by Britton Bridge Co to replace it, and the old bridge was removed.