Demolition of this bridge was required because TDOT's desire is to demolish every single truss bridge in the state. This statement was on the record in a news article a while ago. In order to meet this goal, even bridges for which replacement is not needed must still be demolished.
I agree.. this was a dumb demolition.. tearing this bridge down and not even leaving it as an historic ruin is a bonehead decision somewhere in this county. Tearing this one down made no sense whatsoever..it's not as if it handled a ton of traffic. I'm glad I got to spend some quality time there.
Seriously...... I was expecting to see some major section loss and pack rust... but mostly see nothing more than light surface rust.
Would like to know what the ADT count is for this one... seems like a big waste of the taxpayer's money.
Now that the deck is removed and the beautiful, NOT deteriorated floorbeams are visible it is quite clear how pointless, wasteful, and stupid this demolition is.
The correct name of the bridge is DODSON not Dobson. The photo posted in 2007 by Artie is not the Dodson Bridge. It may be the Butts Bridge on Hickory Valley Road but difficult to tell.
i grew up right down from this bridge..at times this bridge was my best friend..i would go there and just sit staring down at the river sometimes even talking to the bridge..not to far down the river there was a rope swing & diving board that we sure enjoyed on hot hot summer days...i even once along with my cousin mark..had a real smart idea to walk along the bottom part of the bridge, our feet barely fit but we skooted with our backs against the steel and went slowly..inch by inch...my boyfriend was on top of the bridge just yelling at us...we were laughing at him...now that i look back and think about that, it scares me to think we could of fallen..but when youre 16 u dont think!!! i now live states away but went back to hickory valley a couple years ago to visit the past...as i walked on the bridge i felt as if it still remembered me.i sure felt at home on that ole bridge..i was so excited when my cousin mark sent me this e-mail address and told me to just look it up..what a great surprise..im so glad to see someone else loves it.....
I lived in Crossville, TN for several years. I know the Caney Fork Bridge very well. It's pretty far off the beaten path, up in a very rural mountain. It's a very shallow river, great for swimming picnics, and a pretty decent trout hole a little further up river. It's a really nice bridge. Here is a picture I took of it a few years ago. (You may get more bridge shots from me - I'm a photigraphy buff, and I'm working on a "Bridges" series now.
My last visit to this bridge with my sister and granddaughter in 2004.