L. B. Hassler Bridge

Photos

View Of Sign On Truss #6 From Southeast End, Looking North

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

BH Photo #196541

Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridge over Obey River on Tenn SR 42
Location: Pickett County, Tennessee
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1943, replaced 1996
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 279.9 ft.
Total length: 1,228.1 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Also called: Obey River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.53167, -85.16333 (decimal degrees)
36°31'54" N, 85°09'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/664424/4044489 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Byrdstown
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 4,900
Inventory numbers: TN 69SR0420001 (Tennessee bridge number)
BH 48538 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of January 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 82.4 (out of 100)
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K. A. Erickson
HAER TN-34 - Hassler Bridge, Spanning Obey River at State Route 42, Byrdstown vicinity, Pickett, TN
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