Henley Street Bridge

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Henley Street Bridge, Downtown Knoxville #47-SR0033-06.72 6 open spandrel dual ribbed concrete arches and 6 concrete deck girls, all on a concrete substructure. Longest open spandrel concrete arch bridge in Tennessee, looking southbound. Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in May 2008 View high-res version

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Henley Street Bridge from Upstream, Barge Navigation Span in Center Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in May 2008 View high-res version

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Road Surface looking Northbound, 5 Lanes Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in May 2008 View high-res version

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Bridge Approach on North Side, looking Southbound Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in May 2008 View high-res version

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Barge Navigation Span, longest span on right Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in May 2008 View high-res version

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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010 View high-res version

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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010 View high-res version

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Open spandrel dual ribbed concrete arch 6-span bridge over Tennessee River on U.S. 441 (State Highway 33) in downtown Knoxville #47-SR0033-06.72

Location

Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee

Status

Structurally deficient, but open to traffic

History

Built 1930-31

Builder

- Marsh Engineering Co. of Des Moines, Iowa

Design

Six open-spandrel dual ribbed concrete arches, and six concrete deck girder spans, all on a concrete substructure, with lateral bracing and standard spindle railings.

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 316.9 ft.
Total length: 1,793.3 ft.
Deck width: 54.4 ft.

Also called

Chapman Highway Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+35.95681, -83.91824   (decimal degrees)
35°57'24" N, 83°55'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/236806/3983095 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Knoxville

Inventory number

BH 32598 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 02/2006)

Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 27.5 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2007)

43,060

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Update Log 

• July 10, 2010: Updated by Calvin Sneed: Updated Street View to show view from shore to shore, not from middle of bridge
• June 28, 2010: Updated by Calvin Sneed: updated exact location of GPS coordinates
• April 14, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
• August 3, 2008: Updated by Calvin Sneed
• July 4, 2008: Updated by Calvin Sneed

Sources 

• Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Nathan Holth

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