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Weisgarber Road Bridge over Fourth Creek

Knox County, Tennessee

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Luten Arch Bridge over Fourth Creek

Looking upstream at east side of single span arc bridge

Photo taken by Bob Davis on January 6, 2009

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BH Photo #133749

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Overview
Arch bridge over Fourth Creek on FAU 5289
Location
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
Status
Office park development resulted in a larger bridge
History
Built 1915
Builder
- Luten Bridge Co. of York, Pennsylvania & Knoxville, Tennessee
Design
Arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 23.9 ft.
Total length: 28.5 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.93576, -84.00752   (decimal degrees)
35°56'09" N, 84°00'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/769962/3980962 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Bearden
Average daily traffic (as of 2019)
16,670
Inventory numbers
TN 47L37710001 (Tennessee bridge number)
BH 32586 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 2018)
Overall condition: Good
Sufficiency rating: 96.6 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Arch (12,245)
Built 1919 (527)
Built during 1910s (9,713)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,070)
Deck arch (11,485)
Knox County, Tennessee (57)
Knoxville, Tennessee (37)
Lost (25,305)
Lost 2009 (342)
 Lost during 2000s (4,212)
Luten Bridge Co. (131)
Luten arch (96)
Owned by city (5,556)
Replaced by new bridge (17,042)
Span length under 25 feet (6,919)
Structurally deficient (13,987)
Tennessee (1,227)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,235)

Update Log 

  • October 22, 2010: Updated by Bob Davis: Bridge has been replaced
  • February 19, 2009: Updated by Bob Davis: added photos, coordinates, and luten arch type

Sources 

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

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