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Wolf River US 51 Bridge

Shelby County, Tennessee

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Overview
Steel stringer bridge over Wolf River on US 51
Location
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1935
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 51.8 ft.
Total length: 836.0 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.18861, -90.03500   (decimal degrees)
35°11'19" N, 90°02'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/769979/3897987 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Northwest Memphis
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
13,760
Inventory numbers
TN 79SR0030025 (Tennessee bridge number)
BH 54500 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 85 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Beam (15,826)
Built 1935 (1,451)
Built during 1930s (11,777)
Have street view (27,083)
Lost (25,068)
Lost 2012 (384)
Lost during 2010s (3,303)
Memphis, Tennessee (51)
 Owned by state (16,072)
Replaced by new bridge (16,852)
Shelby County, Tennessee (62)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,108)
Steel stringer (6,295)
Tennessee (1,227)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,880)

Update Log 

  • November 16, 2012: Added by Kim Harvey

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Wolf River US 51 Bridge
Posted October 21, 2014, by Zachary S

Replaced by early 2012 by a generic ugly modern concrete span, as the road was four-laned.