Built 1929; tolls removed 1947; rehabilitated 1966
Design
Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 369.1 ft.
Total length: 1,870.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.02814, -85.54532 (decimal degrees) 35°01'41" N, 85°32'43" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 32614 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2006)
Deck condition rating: Fair(5 out of 9) Superstructure condition rating: Fair(5 out of 9) Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory(6 out of 9) Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 46.1 (out of 100)
Posted February 13, 2007, by James Adorno (adorno423 [at] aol [dot] com)
This bridge is scheduled for replacement in Spring of 2008, provided they can get the money. A group of concerned citizens is working currently to get the bridge listed on the NRHP.
