Roseberry Creek Bridge

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Roseberry Creek Bridge Downstrean Side

Twin Arch Bridge with octagonal and rectangular imprints

Photo taken by Bob Davis on February 25, 2009

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BH Photo #134336

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Description

"Want Road Through Mascot Macadamized," article in the Daily Journal and Tribune, Knoxville, Tenn., April 13, 1913 states "The county has just finished erecting a concrete bridge across Roseberry creek on this road, at a cost of about $6,000, the road* to be piked." *road is known as new extension of Rutledge pike to Straw Plains. in 1912 the Esquires were I. N. White, W. P. Tarver,Cardewll and R. P. Williams.

Facts

Overview: Twin Arch Luten Bridge over Roseberry Creek on NFA E841
Location: Knox County, Tennessee
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1915
Builders: - F. C. Phillips,
- Good Roads Commission
- Luten Bridge Co. of York, Pennsylvania & Knoxville, Tennessee
Design: Arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 26.2 ft.
Total length: 55.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Also called: Three Points Road Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.07861, -83.77000 (decimal degrees)
36°04'43" N, 83°46'12" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/250564/3996220 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: John Sevier
Average daily traffic (as of 2019): 250
Inventory numbers: TN 470D8410001 (Tennessee bridge number)
BH 32593 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 64.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Update Log

April 29, 2012: Updated by Bob Davis: Corrected bridge construction date according to newspaper of the time
March 17, 2012: New photo from Bob Davis
February 27, 2009: Updated by Bob Davis: add coordinates, photos, and arch designer

Sources

Bob Davis - bobdaviscfi [at] earthlink [dot] net