Norfolk Southern Pratt through truss bridge over Holston River, Strawberry Plains, Tennessee
Single-span simple Pratt through truss river bridge crossing, typical of most railroad bridge crossings in East Tennessee. View is looking downriver, curve in Holston River is left of bridge piers
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2008
BH Photo #119573
The photo caption stating that this bridge was built for double track but a second track was never built is incorrect. This line was double track from 1910 until probably the late 70s, when the second track was removed. There are photos of the new double track bridge online in a Railway and Locomotive Engineering journal from April, 1910. I personally stood at the east end of this double track bridge in 1975.
The photo caption stating that this bridge was built for double track but a second track was never built is incorrect. This line was double track from 1910 until probably the late 70s, when the second track was removed. There are photos of the new double track bridge online in a Railway and Locomotive Engineering journal from April, 1910. I personally stood at the east end of this double track bridge in 1975.
Fixed the location back. The street view of the bridge also confirms Strawberry Plains, Tennessee.
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