Highway 56 Bridge

Photos

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2009

BH Photo #147407

Overview: Lost Two-span Through Camelback, Subdivided Warren Truss bridge over Barren Fork River on State Highway 56 in McMinnville
Location: McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee
Status: Demolished and replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1941; Demolished 2012
Design: Two-span Through Camelback, Subdivided Warren Truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 142.0 ft.
Total length: 581.0 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.67315, -85.75902 (decimal degrees)
35°40'23" N, 85°45'32" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/612309/3948406 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: McMinnville
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 8,650
Inventory numbers: TN 89SR0560005 (Tennessee bridge number)
BH 32720 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2017): Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 84 (out of 100)
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December 19, 2012: Updated by Ben Tate: Satellite view shows that bridge is gone
August 26, 2010: New photos from Calvin Sneed
December 31, 2009: Updated by Calvin Sneed: Actually, T-DOT says these are Through Camelback, Subdivided Warren Trusses--I sent pictures to Region 1's Engineer in Charge of Bridges
December 13, 2009: Updated by Matthew Ridpath: This is actually a Warren through truss
October 10, 2009: New photos from Calvin Sneed