Burnt Mill Bridge

Photos

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2010

BH Photo #170538

Overview: Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge and a half-hip Pratt pony truss (both pin-connected) with wooden decks over Clear Fork River on Scott County Road 276 (Honey Creek Loop Road)
Location: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Scott County, Tennessee
Status: Closed to traffic
Future prospects: Part of the trail system, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
History: Built 1920-1921
Builder: - J.I. & E.J. Foster Bridge Builders
Design: One Pratt through truss, one Pratt half-hip pony through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 100.7 ft.
Total length: 177.1 ft.
Deck width: 10.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Also called: Clear Fork River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.38775, -84.62952 (decimal degrees)
36°23'16" N, 84°37'46" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/712612/4029567 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Honey Creek
Inventory numbers: TN 760A2760001 (Tennessee bridge number)
BH 32670 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2006): Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 98.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008): 50

Burnt Mill Bridge

Posted October 22, 2010, by Aaron Blake (aaron [at] aaronblake [dot] com)

Note: THE NBIS data is for the new adjacent bridge.

New bridge photos attached.