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Riverside Bridge

Sullivan County, Tennessee

Photos 

Aerial View Of Bridge From South. East

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #196623

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Fork Holston River on Weaver Pike Rd
Location
Sullivan County, Tennessee
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1913, replaced 1985
Builder
- Converse Bridge Co. of Chattanooga, Tennessee
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 396.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.48670, -82.19516   (decimal degrees)
36°29'12" N, 82°11'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/392946/4038597 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Keenburg
Inventory number
BH 48553 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1913 (866)
Built during 1910s (9,675)
Converse Bridge Co. (15)
Have street view (27,066)
Holston River (35)
Lost (24,971)
Lost 1985 (138)
Lost during 1980s (1,397)
Owned by county (20,849)
 Pratt through truss (5,426)
Pratt truss (9,347)
Replaced by new bridge (16,767)
Sullivan County, Tennessee (27)
Tennessee (1,226)
Through truss (15,178)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,256)
Truss (32,958)

Update Log 

  • March 31, 2011: New Street View added by Jason Smith
  • March 30, 2011: Added by K. A. Erickson

Sources 

  • K. A. Erickson
  • HAER TN-7 - Riverside Bridge, Weaver Road spanning South Fork Holston River, Bluff City vicinity, Sullivan, TN
  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com

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