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Paint Rock Creek Bridge

Roane County, Tennessee

Photos 

Aerial View Of General Setting From Southwest.

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #196602

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bedstead Pratt pony truss bridge over Paint Rock Creek on Weaver Road
Location
Roane County, Tennessee
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1898, replaced 1985
Builder
- Champion Bridge Co. of Wilmington, Ohio
Design
Bedstead Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 42.0 ft.
Total length: 76.0 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Also called
Weaver Road Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.73186, -84.50933   (decimal degrees)
35°43'55" N, 84°30'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/725258/3957068 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Pattie Gap
Inventory number
BH 48551 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,660)
Bedstead Pratt pony truss (366)
Bedstead truss (546)
Built 1898 (330)
Built during 1890s (3,220)
Champion Bridge Co. (102)
Lost (29,116)
Lost 1985 (157)
Lost during 1980s (1,548)
Owned by county (21,659)
 Pony truss (17,085)
Pratt pony truss (3,985)
Pratt truss (10,405)
Replaced by new bridge (19,796)
Roane County, Tennessee (21)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,277)
Tennessee (1,265)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,857)
Truss (35,981)

Update Log 

  • June 13, 2011: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added Span Length
  • March 30, 2011: Added by K. A. Erickson

Sources 

  • K. A. Erickson
  • HAER TN-6 - Weaver Road Bridge, Spanning Paint Rock Creek on Weaver Road (County Road A323), Kingston vicinity, Roane, TN
  • Nathan Holth

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