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Chisson’s Mill Bridge

Perry County, Tennessee

Photos 

Mill Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2009

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BH Photo #142079

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned camelback through truss bridge over Buffalo River on Jones Hollow Road in Lobelville
Location
Lobelville, Perry County, Tennessee
Status
Abandoned
History
Built 1915 by the Vincennes Bridge Co.; Bypassed by a new bridge in 1962
Builder
- Vincennes Bridge Co. of Vincennes, Indiana
Design
Pin-connected through Camelback truss and two pin-connected pony Pratt trusses approach spans (approach spans removed)
Also called
Mill Bridge
Lobelville Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.76213, -87.77561   (decimal degrees)
35°45'44" N, 87°46'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/429885/3957843 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lobelville
Inventory number
BH 42961 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,681)
Built 1915 (1,233)
Built during 1910s (9,685)
Camelback truss (376)
Lobelville, Tennessee (1)
Owned by county (20,872)
 Perry County, Tennessee (7)
Tennessee (1,227)
Through truss (15,216)
Truss (33,021)
Vincennes Bridge Co. (119)

Update Log 

  • November 10, 2014: New photos from Susan Wyrick
  • July 10, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey
  • July 3, 2009: Added by C Hanchey

Sources 

  • C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Susan Wyrick

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