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Newsom's Mill Bridge

Davidson County, Tennessee

Photos 

View Of East Elevation, Looking Northwest

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #196503

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Harpeth River on Newsom Station Rd
Location
Davidson County, Tennessee
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1904, replaced 1985
Builder
- Nashville Bridge Co. of Nashville, Tennessee
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 179.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.08079, -86.99742   (decimal degrees)
36°04'51" N, 86°59'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/500232/3992908 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Bellevue
Inventory number
BH 48534 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1904 (589)
Built during 1900s (7,632)
Davidson County, Tennessee (81)
Formerly NR-eligible (448)
Lost (28,435)
Lost 1985 (155)
Lost during 1980s (1,532)
Nashville Bridge Co. (34)
Owned by county (21,607)
 Pony truss (17,008)
Replaced by new bridge (19,339)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,420)
Tennessee (1,261)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,474)
Truss (35,423)
Warren pony truss (3,556)
Warren truss (7,000)

Update Log 

  • March 30, 2011: Added by K. A. Erickson

Sources 

  • K. A. Erickson
  • HAER TN-15 - Newsom's Mill Bridge, Spanning Harpeth River, Newsom's Station Road, Nashville vicinity, Davidson, TN

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