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Old Highway 27 Emory Bridge

Morgan County, Tennessee
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Old Emory River Bridge

This bridge is the former U.S. 27 highway crossing over the Emory River on the historic Cincinnati-Chattanooga Airline Highway.

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2008

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This bridge's beginnings began in 1922, as a link in the proposed Cincinnati-Chattanooga Airline Highway, also known as the Dixie Airline Highway. It was built in 1928 for $135,777.07 in conjunction with a three-span Warren truss bridge at New River on State Highway 29. In 1980, the state realigned State Highway 29 (U.S. 27) and bypassed this segment, leaving this bridge intact.

The bridge is a riveted Warren pony (semi-deck) truss, with two concrete deck girder spans on either end. It sits on a scored concrete substructure. The original lattice railing is intact, with concrete spindle railings (typical of Tennessee bridge construction) on the girder spans. Composition of the members is also typical. Top chords and end posts are channels with lacing, bottom chords are channels with battens. The verticals and diagonals are I-beams.

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Overview
Warren pony truss bridge over Emory River on Old U.S. 27
Location
Morgan County, Tennessee
Status
Closed
Future prospects
Available for reuse
History
Begun in 1926, finished in 1928
Builder
- Tennessee State Highway Department
Design
1 Warren pony truss, 2 concrete deck girder spans
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 143.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.12750, -84.61611   (decimal degrees)
36°07'39" N, 84°36'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/714526/4000722 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Gobey
Inventory numbers
TN 65SR0290019 (Tennessee bridge number)
BH 37355 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2011)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 26.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
50

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Available for reuse (162)
Closed (2,071)
Concrete girder (520)
Deck girder (1,801)
Girder (3,238)
Have street view (9,893)
Morgan County, Tennessee (20)
Owned by county (16,489)
Pony truss (13,217)
 Span length 50-75 feet (6,996)
Structurally deficient (16,678)
Tennessee (770)
Tennessee State Highway Department (19)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,137)
Truss (23,573)
Warren pony truss (1,987)
Warren truss (3,961)

Update Log 

  • July 18, 2010: New Street View added by Calvin Sneed
  • August 31, 2008: New photos from Calvin Sneed
  • August 30, 2008: Added by Calvin Sneed

Sources 

  • Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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