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Netherland Inn Road Bridge

Sullivan County, Tennessee, and Hawkins County, Tennessee
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The deck truss design in this bridge is exactly like the I-35W bridge that collapsed in Minneapolis---this bridge was closed for inspection right after the collapse and the same issues were corrected

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2008

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Overview
Warren deck truss bridge over Holston River, North Fork on Netherland Inn Road
Location
Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, and Hawkins County, Tennessee
Status
Closed to all traffic
Future prospects
Available for reuse
History
Replaced a steel truss bridge that collapsed into the river in 1937
Builder
- State of Tennessee Highway Department
Design
Warren deck truss
Also called
Rotherwood Bridge
Old U.S. 11-W Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.54968, -82.61316   (decimal degrees)
36°32'59" N, 82°36'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/355620/4046129 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Kingsport
Inventory number
BH 44456 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Available for reuse (162)
Built 1937 (544)
Built during 1930s (8,551)
Closed (2,074)
Deck truss (955)
Have street view (9,904)
Hawkins County, Tennessee (17)
Kingsport, Tennessee (9)
Lost 2009 (165)
 Lost during 2000s (3,091)
Owned by state (9,810)
Preserved (652)
State of Tennessee Highway Department (2)
Sullivan County, Tennessee (18)
Tennessee (772)
Truss (23,575)
Warren deck truss (340)
Warren truss (3,961)

Update Log 

  • August 26, 2010: New photos from Calvin Sneed
  • July 10, 2010: New Street View added by Calvin Sneed
  • March 15, 2010: Added by Calvin Sneed

Sources 

  • Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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