CNTP - New River Viaduct (1st)

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Fink deck truss bridge over New River on Cincinnati Southern Railway/Cincinnati, New Orleans, & Texas Pacific Railway

Location

Scott County, Tennessee

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1879; Replaced 1898

Builders

- Keystone Bridge Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Per ASCE Proceedings Volumes 18-21)
- T.F. Pyott Bridge Co. of Chattanooga, Tennessee (Per TNGenWeb)

Railroads

- Cincinnati Southern Railway (CNTP)
- Cincinnati, New Orleans, & Texas Pacific Railway (CNO&TP; CNTP)

Design

Fink deck truss

Approximate latitude, longitude

+36.38046, -84.55299   (decimal degrees)
36°22'50" N, 84°33'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/719499/4028929 (zone/easting/northing)

Inventory number

BH 81358 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• April 24, 2018: Added by Luke

Related Bridges 

• CNTP - New River Viaduct (2nd) (Successor)

Sources 

• TNGenWeb - Scott County - Railroads in Scott County - Info
• Luke
• Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Volumes 18-21 - Book

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