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ET&G - Loudon Bridge

Loudon County, Tennessee

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ET&G - Loudon Bridge

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in July 2018

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BH Photo #433373

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Overview
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Tennessee River on East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad
Location
Loudon, Loudon County, Tennessee
Status
Arsoned by retreating Confederates September 1st, 1863
History
Built ca 1850; Arson planned, but never attemped due to being well-guarded November 8th, 1861; Burned by retreating Confederates September 1st, 1863
Railroad
- East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad (ET&G)
Design
Howe through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 1,700.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.74681, -84.33163   (decimal degrees)
35°44'49" N, 84°19'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/741288/3959150 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Loudon
Inventory number
BH 69275 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,820)
Built 1850 (74)
Built during 1850s (370)
Deck truss (1,593)
Destroyed by fire (160)
East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad (2)
Howe deck truss (43)
Howe through truss (419)
Howe truss (514)
Lost (21,665)
Lost 1863 (4)
Lost during 1860s (44)
 Loudon County, Tennessee (10)
Loudon, Tennessee (4)
Owned by railroad (10,966)
Railroad (14,263)
Tennessee (1,174)
Tennessee River (36)
Through truss (13,905)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,733)
Truss (31,052)
Uncovered wooden deck truss (16)
Uncovered wooden truss (129)

Update Log 

  • August 20, 2018: New photos from Jack Schmidt
  • September 20, 2015: Added by Luke

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