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Fifth Avenue Bridge over First Creek

Knox County, Tennessee

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Fifth Avenue Bridge over First Creek North Side

1922 Concrete Arch Bridge over a channelized First Creek

Photo taken by Bob Davis on February 18, 2009

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BH Photo #133747

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Overview
Closed spandrel arch bridge over First Creek on East 5th Avenue
Location
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1922
Design
Closed-spandrel concrete arch
Dimensions
Span length: 49.8 ft.
Total length: 49.8 ft.
Deck width: 30.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.97777, -83.91361   (decimal degrees)
35°58'40" N, 83°54'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/237294/3985408 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Knoxville
Average daily traffic (as of 2019)
5,540
Inventory numbers
TN 470C5900003 (Tennessee bridge number)
BH 32583 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 60.6 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Arch (12,102)
Built 1922 (694)
Built during 1920s (9,925)
Closed-spandrel arch (3,994)
Concrete inset railing (446)
Deck arch (11,341)
Functionally obsolete (6,423)
Have street view (26,950)
 Knox County, Tennessee (57)
Knoxville, Tennessee (37)
Open (39,885)
Owned by city (5,403)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,669)
Tennessee (1,223)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,194)

Update Log 

  • June 9, 2010: New Street View added by Craig Philpott
  • February 19, 2009: Updated by Bob Davis: Added photos
  • February 18, 2009: Updated by Bob Davis: add coordinates and local street name

Sources 

  • Bob Davis - bobdaviscfi [at] earthlink [dot] net
  • Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com

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