Lookout Mountain Incline Railway Overpass #1

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Photo taken by Ben Tate

BH Photo #462581

This is the first of two bridges, moving up the mountain, that carries the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway over Old Mountain Road.

Overview: Steel stringer bridge carrying Lookout Mountain Incline Railway over Old Mountain Road (NFA A848)
Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
Status: Open
History: Built 1930
Railroads: - Funicular
- Lookout Mountain Incline Railway
Design: Steel stringer
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 14.1 ft.
Total length: 18.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.00907, -85.33077 (decimal degrees)
35°00'33" N, 85°19'51" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/652310/3875322 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Chattanooga
Average daily traffic (as of 1998): 40
Inventory numbers: TN 330A8480003 (Tennessee bridge number)
BH 55399 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of February 1998): View more at BridgeReports.com