Carpenter Ford Bridge

Photos 

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Old Carpenter Bridge over the Duck River, Eastern Maury County Derelict, abandoned through truss span, with newer concrete bridge right beside it. Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2008 View high-res version

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Southbound view New concrete bridge on left, abandoned steel through truss bridge on right with wooden deck removed. Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2008 View high-res version

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Bridge support Single bridge support for newer bridge, old truss bridge was single span across river, anchored into bedrock cliff on opposite side. Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2008 View high-res version

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Northbound view Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2008 View high-res version

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Steel framework from alongside, with wooden deck removed Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2008 View high-res version

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Wooden deck removed, river below Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2008 View high-res version

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View upriver, with steel support beam for old truss bridge on left Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2008 View high-res version

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Single span Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2008 View high-res version

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Steel frame work from below Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2008 View high-res version

Map 

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Facts 

Overview

Abandoned through truss bridge over Duck River on Carpenter Bridge Road

Location

Maury County, Tennessee

Status

Abandoned

History

Built in 1904; Bypassed by new bridge in 1962

Builder

- Nashville Bridge Co.

Design

200.0 foot pin-connected modified Camelback through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 200 ft.
Total length: 200 ft.
Deck width: 18 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+35.61750, -86.86583   (decimal degrees)
35°37'03" N, 86°51'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/512150/3941533 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Verona

Inventory number

BH 37238 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• July 4, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey: Bridge is named the Carpenter Ford Bridge, added bridge builder and dimensions
• April 2, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey
• August 19, 2008: New photos from Calvin Sneed
• August 18, 2008: Added by Calvin Sneed

Sources 

• Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• C Hanchey - cmh2315 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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