Mineral Springs Bridge over First Creek

Photos 

Mineral Springs over First Creek West Approach

Very Wide Bridge with High Railings

Photo taken by Bob Davis on February 19, 2009

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BH Photo #133803

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Closed spandrel concrete arch bridge over First Creek on Mineral Springs Avenue

Location

Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built ca. 1910

Design

Concrete Arch with Balustrade Railings

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 23.0 ft.
Total length: 52.1 ft.
Deck width: 34.7 ft.

Also called

Whittle Springs Bridge across First Creek

Approximate latitude, longitude

+36.01472, -83.92139   (decimal degrees)
36°00'53" N, 83°55'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/236715/3989530 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Fountain City

Average daily traffic (as of 2019)

7,540

Inventory numbers

TN 470E5820001 (Tennessee bridge number)
BH 32584 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of May 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: 76.5 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• June 9, 2010: New Street View added by Craig Philpott
• February 20, 2009: Updated by Bob Davis: add coordinates, photos

Sources 

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

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