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Ft. Robinson Bridge
Photos
Bridge profile, from east bank looking west
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2016
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BH Photo #350120
Description
Early example of concrete tee beam-type bridge construction that became the norm, to replace the more expensive building of steel truss and arch bridges in the mid to late 1930's. According to nearby residents, the original crossing was a road that followed, then crossed Dry Hollow Branch on a ford just north of the current bridge. Bridge built 1938, then rebuilt 1990. Scheduled for replacement 2017.
Facts
- Overview
- Concrete tee beam bridge over Dry Hollow Branch on Fort Robinson Drive
- Location
- Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee
- Status
- Open to traffic, sidewalks have potholes
- Future prospects
- Scheduled for demolition and replacement 2017
- History
- Built 1938 to replace dirt road that ran along branch, rehabilitated 1990
- Design
- Concrete tee beam
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 25.9 ft.
Total length: 144.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
- Also called
- Dry Hollow Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +36.55277, -82.58537 (decimal degrees)
36°33'10" N, 82°35'07" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/358113/4046430 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Kingsport
- Elevation
- 1236 ft. above sea level
- Inventory number
- BH 71438 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 20, 2016: New Street View added by Calvin Sneed
Sources
- Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com