Rating:
45950
{98}%
4 votes
Flat Branch Creek Stone Arch Bridge
Photos
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2010
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BH Photo #173211
Description
Bridge was built with coursed, irregularly cut stones. A row of cut stones follows the line of the round arch. There is little fill between the roadway and the arch, and there is no railing. Abandoned bridge is through the trees, just past the culvert in the Street View.
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned stone round arch bridge over Scott Creek
- Location
- Coalmont, Grundy County, Tennessee
- Status
- Abandoned
- Future prospects
- Of the two original arch spans, only one remains; the other has collapsed. Under Category 6 (#28), Tennessee has determined that this bridge is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
- History
- Built by local builder A.J. Lockhart in 1898 for $620, abandoned with realignment of the road in 1979.
- Builder
- - A.J. Lockhart
- Design
- Masonry arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 14.0 ft.
Total length: 68.0 ft.
Deck width: 12.2 ft.
- Recognition
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Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +35.30512, -85.71277 (decimal degrees)
35°18'18" N, 85°42'46" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/617027/3907640 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Tracy City
- Elevation
- 1895 ft. above sea level
- Inventory number
- BH 45950 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- April 4, 2015: New photos from Johnny C Barrett
- August 22, 2010: Added by Calvin Sneed
Sources
- Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Johnny C Barrett - jcarsonbarrett [at] gmail [dot] com