Old Stone Bridge

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Ancient Ruins The Old Stone Bridge in Fayetteville, TN was at one time an amazing six span, 450' long stone arch bridge built over the Elk River. Legend has it that the bridge was so beautiful that General Sherman himself spared the bridge when him and his army marched over it during the Civil War. Flooding destroyed the bridge in 1969 and today the bridge lies in ruins. Some stones from this bridge are now apart of a "replica" pedestrian bridge about 300 yards to the northeast of this bridge in the Stone Bridge Memorial Park. Photo taken by James McCray View high-res version

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Closeup of Ruins The approach and stones from the collapsed bridge spans can be seen. Photo taken by James McCray View high-res version

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Main Span Pier Only one of the bridge's main span piers remain. Photo taken by James McCray View high-res version

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Main Span Pier Again Photo taken by James McCray View high-res version

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Closeup of Main Span Pier Photo taken by James McCray in October 2007 View high-res version

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Bridge Plaque The plaque to the Old Stone Bridge has been saved and now rests in the Stone Bridge Memorial Park in Fayetteville, TN. Photo taken by James McCray View high-res version

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Old Stone Bridge Historic Photo These historic photos show the bridge as it was in the past. Photo courtesy of http://home.hiwaay.net/~singer/Hometown.html View this photo at home.hiwaay.net

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Old Stone Bridge Photo Showing Main Spans over the Elk River Photo courtesy of http://home.hiwaay.net/~singer/Hometown.html View this photo at home.hiwaay.net

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost stone arch bridge over Elk River on Old US HWY 231/431 in Fayetteville, TN

Location

Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee

Status

Destroyed by flood

History

Built 1861. General Sherman marched over the bridge in the Civil War. Bridge destroyed by flooding in 1969.

Design

Stone arch

Dimensions

Total length: 0.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+35.14177, -86.57024   (decimal degrees)
35°08'30" N, 86°34'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/539148/3888849 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Fayetteville

Inventory number

BH 36245 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• September 27, 2008: New photos from James McCray
• July 14, 2008: Updated by James McCray: Updated gps coordinates
• April 17, 2008: Updated by James McCray
• February 10, 2008: Added by James McCray

Sources 

• James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com

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