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Lake Cheston Bridge

Franklin County, Tennessee

Photos 

Photo taken by Ben Tate in March 2013

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BH Photo #349869

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Truss bridge over Lake Cheston on Walking Trail
Location
Franklin County, Tennessee
Status
Open to pedestrians only
Builder
- Lackawanna Steel Co. of Lackawanna, New York
Design
Repurposed Roof Truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.21114, -85.93115   (decimal degrees)
35°12'40" N, 85°55'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/597285/3896981 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Sewanee
Inventory number
BH 71313 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Franklin County, Tennessee (12)
Lackawanna Steel Co. (20)
Open to pedestrians (4,603)
Riveted (2,574)
Roof Truss (7)
Tennessee (1,266)
Truss (36,061)
Two-angle steel (45)
Wooden deck (6,178)

Update Log 

  • March 14, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added category "Roof Truss"
  • March 13, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added category "Two-angle steel"
  • March 12, 2016: Updated by Ben Tate: Added categories "Riveted", "Wooden deck", "Lackawanna Steel Co."

Sources 

  • Ben Tate - benji5221 [at] yahoo [dot] com
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Comments 

Lake Cheston Bridge
Posted March 14, 2016, by Ben Tate (benji5221 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Thanks, Nathan. This one had me confused.

Lake Cheston Bridge
Posted March 14, 2016, by Nathan Holth (nathan [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

I checked with Nels Raynor at Bach Steel he says this is most definitely a former roof truss.