Park Headquarters Bridge

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Little Pigeon River Bridge at Park Headquarters Upstream Side

Three arches on upstream side hard to see; stone walls, stone vernier on both sides

Photo taken by Bob Davis on March 14, 2009

BH Photo #135379

Overview: Three-span concrete arch bridge over West Prong Little Pigeon on New Found Gap Road (U.S. 441). formerly Indian Gap Highway, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
Location: Sevier County, Tennessee
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1937
Builder: - Civilian Conservation Corps
Design: Three-span closed-spandrel concrete arch with stone facade
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 47.9 ft.
Total length: 162.0 ft.
Deck width: 29.8 ft.
Also called: West Prong Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.68780, -83.53520 (decimal degrees)
35°41'16" N, 83°32'07" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/270586/3952284 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Gatlinburg
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 7,263
Inventory number: BH 32689 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 46.3 (out of 100)
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