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Reliance Bridge

Polk County, Tennessee
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View Of Bridge From Railroad Trestle, Looking Toward East

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Hiwassee River on Tenn Sr 315
Location
Polk County, Tennessee
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1912, replaced 1989
Builder
- Roanoke Bridge Co.
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.18884, -84.50268   (decimal degrees)
35°11'20" N, 84°30'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/727383/3896841 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Oswald Dome
Inventory number
BH 48548 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1912 (526)
Built during 1910s (6,760)
Have street view (10,033)
Lost (10,487)
Lost 1989 (75)
Lost during 1980s (440)
Owned by state (9,851)
Parker through truss (954)
Parker truss (1,273)
 Polk County, Tennessee (17)
Pratt through truss (3,184)
Pratt truss (5,687)
Replaced by new bridge (7,211)
Roanoke Bridge Co. (2)
Tennessee (778)
Through truss (9,250)
Truss (23,609)

Update Log 

  • March 31, 2011: New Street View added by Jason Smith
  • March 30, 2011: Added by K. A. Erickson

Sources 

  • K. A. Erickson
  • HAER TN-32 - Reliance Bridge, Spanning Hiwassee River on State Route 315, Reliance, Polk, TN
  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net

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