Aubrey J. Wagner Memorial Bridge

Photos 

Highway 68 Bridge Spanning Watts Bar Dam

Also known as the "Aubrey J 'Red' Wagner Bridge," named after TVA's longest serving chairman. Notice the rise in bridge elevation on right, then leveling out, then rise again on left.

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2009

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BH Photo #146997

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Two-lane plate deck girder bridge anchored to Watts Bar Dam, spanning the Tennessee River on State Highway 68. Owned and maintained by the Tennessee Valley Authority

Location

Meigs County, Tennessee, and Rhea County, Tennessee

Status

Open to traffic

History

Bridge over the dam replaced a ferry at this location

Builder

- Tennessee Valley Authority

Design

Steel continuous girder and floorbeam system bridge.
Bridge steel piers do not touch water. They are anchored to the Watts Bar Dam, shore to shore.

Dimensions

Total length: 2,359.9 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Deck width: 29.8 ft.

Also called

Highway 68 Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+35.62161, -84.78025   (decimal degrees)
35°37'18" N, 84°46'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/701028/3944249 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Decatur

Inventory number

BH 43457 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• May 3, 2010: New Street View added by Craig Philpott
• October 4, 2009: Added by Calvin Sneed

Sources 

• Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com

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