Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.505278,-82.789167
Carries NFA A355 over Bradley Creek
Design: arch
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 39.0 Feet
Span Length: 23.9 Feet
Overview: Arch bridge over Bradley Creek on NFA A355 in Church Hill
History: Built 1925; rehabilitated 1950
Built: 1925
Location: Hawkins County
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Status: This bridge was demolished in 2014
Location: 36.468611,-82.848889
Carries County Road 2604 (SA 3723) over Holston River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 530.8 Feet
Span Length: 147.9 Feet
Overview: Former Pratt through truss bridge over Holston River on County Road 2604 in Surgoinsville
History: Built 1955
Built: 1955
Location: Hawkins County
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3-span Pratt through truss bridge across Holston River at Surgoinsville
The Surgoinsville Bridge on a late summer's afternoon. Open for now, but destined for replacement by a concrete deck-girder bridge
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008
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Single Pier in middle of Holston River
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008
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Bridge Latticework
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008
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Rusty Undercarriage
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008
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Basically, a one-lane bridge, but two could squeeze by very slowly
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008
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Bridge framework
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008
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Rusty, warped framework
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008
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Concrete approach separation
This one on the north end, coupled with the one in the middle and one on the south end, amount to speed bumps. The joint in the middle is loose; as a result, it makes a loud noise when vehicles run over it.
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008
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Three spans of bridge
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.283056,-83.056111
Carries TN 66 over Short Creek
Design: arch
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 27.8 Feet
Span Length: 25.9 Feet
Overview: Arch bridge over Short Creek on TN 66
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925
Location: Hawkins County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.276111,-83.068333
Carries TN 66 over Walker Creek
Design: arch
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 27.8 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet
Overview: Arch bridge over Walker Creek on TN 66 in Bulls Gap
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925
Location: Hawkins County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.433695,-82.873712
Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Holston River
Design: truss/deck/pratt
Design Details: Three Warren deck truss spans with 10 northshore approach deck plate girder spans over the Holston River between Surgoinsville and Rogersville, Tennessee
Total Length: 990.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Spectacular three-span Pratt deck truss bridge over Holston River on Norfolk Southern Railway
History:
Built: 1908
Location: Hawkins County
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Spectacular three-span Deck Pratt truss bridge carrying the Norfolk Southern Railroad over the Holston River
Views are all from the north shore of the river, looking southbound, three miles downriver from Surgoinsville, Tennessee.
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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Deck Plate Girder North shore land approach to river spans
View is southbound across the river, from the west side of the bridge
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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Crumbling concrete base underneath one land pier
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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View from east side of bridge, at river's edge
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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Upriver side of river piers
It's easy to note the flow of the river, by seeing which side of the piers narrows to a point. This normally permits debris in the river to float around the piers, except when there is a lot of debris.
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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North shore Warren deck truss span
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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Middle Howe truss span (river channel span)
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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South shore Howe truss span
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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Deck plate girder approach on south end of bridge
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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Deck plate girder connection to first Howe truss
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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Another crumbling land pier concrete base
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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View from the bottom, looking up at deck plate girder span
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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Howe truss connection to river pier
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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"X" design of the Howe truss type of bridge
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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Steel deck plate girder connection to north bridge abutment
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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After crossing river, railroad enters a small gap in the hill on the south end of the riverbank
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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View from railroad level on west side of deck plate girder land approach, southbound
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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Small gap is visible at the end of the bridge
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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East side of deck plate girder land spans, looking southbound
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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View is on west side of deck plate girder land spans, looking northbound from river's edge
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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Southbound look at entire bridge, from deck plate girder land spans on left, to Howe truss spans across river at right
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
Status: Lost, only river piers remain
Location: 36.369880,-82.998660
Carries over Holston River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Holston River in Rogersville
History:
Built:
Location: Hawkins County
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River piers still stand for former Pratt through truss bridge on Highway 66-70--All views are south--upriver is to the left, downriver to right
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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Typical river pier that denotes which direction river flow is
Pointed end on left is to deflect debris floating downriver
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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Only two river piers remain (river channel span is between the two)
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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One view from the south shore, looking north
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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North shore looking to south shore (river channel span between the two piers)
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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New State Highway 66-70 bridge is a mile downriver from the old river piers
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
Status: Bridge was removed, but river piers remain
Location: 36.371729,-83.007650
Carries Formerly carried a spur of the Southern Railroad to Rogersville over Holston River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Holston River. Formerly carried a spur of the Southern Railroad to Rogersville
History:
Built:
Location: Hawkins County
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Land piers that once supported Southern Railroad spur across the Holston River into Rogersville
Holston River is in background in left of picture--river piers removed as a menace to navigation
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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Old railroad bridge approach on left, to land pier on right
Old Howe truss bridge once spanned this road and river to the right (new State Highway 66-70 bridge across river in background)
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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Old Railroad bridge approach on south end of river
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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North shore pier on left, to South shore piers in background on right
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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South shore piers in distance, river piers removed as a menace to navigation
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
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South shore land piers, bridge approach at higher elevation in background
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2008
Status:
Location: 36.585002,-82.630639
Carries Railroad over Click Ridge
Design: tunnel
Design Details:
Total Length: 608.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Click Railroad Tunnel at Frisco, Tennessee is one of 55 tunnels on old Clinchfield Railroad, located between Sensabaugh Tunnel 2,000 feet south, and Norfolk-Southern RR Crossing, 1,000 feet north
History:
Built: 1908
Location: Hawkins County
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2009
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2009
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2009
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2009
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2009
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2009
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2009
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2009
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.577153,-82.624792
Carries CSX Railroad over Sensabaugh Ridge
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Out-to-out portals, all concrete-lined. 30-degree skewed curve.
Total Length: 348.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: CSX (Clinchfield) railroad tunnel in a skewed curve under Sensabaugh Ridge approximately 2,000 feet south of Click Tunnel and 2,500 feet north of North Holston River Bridge -- not to be confused with the Sensabaugh Hollow Road Tunnel 348 feet north
History: Bored in 1908, rehabilitated and widened in 1913
Built: 1908
Location: Hawkins County
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North portal approach
Curve begins 58 feet before this northside tunnel portal, and skew continues all the way through and past southside portal.
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2009
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Curve to approach
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2009
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Out-to-Out Portals, 348 feet in length
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2009
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Entire tunnel built on curve through Sensabaugh Ridge
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2009
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Tennessee limestone bank
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2009
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Northbound entrance through tunnel
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2009
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1913 rehabilitation, originally built 1908
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2009
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Ground level, north portal
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2009
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Notice more track width on right side than left side
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2009
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North portal approach, straddling Sensabaugh Ridge
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2009
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2009
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2009
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2009
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2009
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2009
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2009
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2009
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.370243,-83.080048
Carries State Highway 344 (Melinda Ferry Road) over Holston River (Cherokee Lake)
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel continuous stringer/Multi-beam or Girder
Total Length: 694.0 Feet
Span Length: 694.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Holston River (Cherokee Lake) on State Highway 344 (Melinda Ferry Road)
History: Built 1985
Built: 1985
Location: Hawkins County
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Melinda Ferry Bridge that replaced a ferry, then a 3-span, steel through truss bridge on this site.
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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River span
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Channel span
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Note drop in elevation
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.469630,-82.850795
Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Surgoinsville Creek, Millers Bluff Road
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Steel Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder
Total Length: 94.0 Feet
Span Length: 94.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Surgoinsville Creek, Millers Bluff Road on Norfolk Southern Railway
History: Built 1907
Built: 1907
Location: Hawkins County
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in February 2010
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Norfolk Southern-Surgoinsville Underpass
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2018
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Norfolk Southern-Surgoinsville Underpass
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2018
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Norfolk Southern-Surgoinsville Underpass
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2018
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Norfolk Southern-Surgoinsville Underpass
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2018
Status:
Location: 36.473889,-82.841667
Carries Sou Rwy 730186f over Southern Railway
Design: culvert
Design Details: Culvert
Total Length: 16.1 Feet
Span Length: 14.1 Feet
Overview: Culvert bridge over Southern Railway on Sou Rwy 730186f
History:
Built:
Location: Hawkins County
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Status:
Location: 36.525278,-82.701389
Carries Sou Rwy 730165m over Southern Railway
Design: culvert
Design Details: Culvert
Total Length: 27.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet
Overview: Culvert bridge over Southern Railway on Sou Rwy 730165m
History: Built 1905
Built: 1905
Location: Hawkins County
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Status:
Location: 36.258333,-83.092222
Carries Sou Rwy over Southern Railway
Design: culvert
Design Details: Culvert
Total Length: 22.0 Feet
Span Length: 19.0 Feet
Overview: Culvert bridge over Southern Railway on Sou Rwy
History: Built 1905
Built: 1905
Location: Hawkins County
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Through to the South
Photo taken by Martha Carver in May 2013
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Through to the North
Photo taken by Martha Carver in May 2013
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.366819,-82.991321
Carries Norfolk-Southern Railroad over Dodson Creek
Design: truss/through/warren/verticals
Design Details: Skewed Warren through truss with all verticals
Total Length: 102.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Skewed Warren through truss bridge over Dodson Creek on Norfolk-Southern Railroad
History: Built by Virginia Bridge & Iron, Roanoke VA for Southern Railroad in 1909
Built: 1909
Location: Hawkins County
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Far view of bridge, looking westerly
Photo taken by Bob Lawrence in May 2012
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Dodsoncreekbridge1
Looking east
Photo taken by Bob Lawrence in May 2012
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CU of bridge side construction
Photo taken by Bob Lawrence in May 2012
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Looking West
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2013
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Missing nameplate
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2013
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End post, gusset plate and portal strut
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2013
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Bottom chord, westside support pillar
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2013
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Bottom gusset plate, connecting to bottom chord
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2013
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Floor beam
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2013
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Diagonals, verticals, and bottom chords
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2013
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Double lacing
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2013
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End post fixed end
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2013
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Top chords, vertical, top lateral bracings, and sway bracing
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2013
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Strut crossing
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2013
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Bottom chord with pin connect
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2013
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South side of bridge, showing typical Warren truss design
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2013
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Strut composition
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2013
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View west, showing north side of bridge
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2013
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West view, showing skew
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2013
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travel level, looking west
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2013
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Side profile, from north side looking west
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2013
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View showing unusual steel pier supports
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2013
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.580278,-82.626944
Carries Sensabaugh Hollow Road over Csx Railroad
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 18.0 Feet
Span Length: 15.1 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under Csx Railroad on Sensabaugh Hollow Road
History: Built 1905
Built: 1905
Location: Hawkins County
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CSX - Sensabaugh Hollow Road Overpass
Photo from Pinterest
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.471030,-82.851555
Carries KY Highway 346 over Surgoinsville Creek
Design: slab
Design Details:
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Surgoinsville Creek on KY Highway 346
History:
Built: 1923
Location: Hawkins County
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Surgoinsville Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2018
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Surgoinsville Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2018
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Surgoinsville Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2018
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.460250,-82.979300
Carries KY Highway 70 over Nose Creek
Design: slab
Design Details:
Total Length: 35.1 Feet
Span Length: 17.1 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Nose Creek on KY Highway 70
History:
Built: 1926
Location: Hawkins County
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Nose Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2018
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Nose Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2018
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Nose Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2018
Status: Collapsed; replaced by new bridge in 1937
Location: 36.549680,-82.613160
Carries over Holston River
Design: truss/through/camelback
Design Details: Camelback through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Holston River West of Kingsport.
History:
Built:
Location: Hawkins County
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Rotherwood Bridge
Kingsport Times: June 7 1936
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Rotherwood Bridge
Article
Kingsport Times: June 7 1936
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.481083,-82.827117
Carries Sally Young Road over Southern Railway
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 96.1 Feet
Span Length: 56.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Southern Railway on Sally Young Road
History: Built 1977
Built: 1977
Location: Hawkins County
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Sally Young Bridge
Kingsport Times: March 17 1978
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Sally Young Bridge
Kingsport Times: March 17 1978
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Sally Young Bridge
Kingsport Times: July 25 1978
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Sally Young Bridge
The Index-Journal: November 3 1977
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Sally Young Bridge
Kingsport Times: May 30 1976
Status: Demolished after locals wouldn't stop removing barricades
Location: 36.385377,-82.811877
Carries Van Hill Road over Beech Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Beech Creek on Van Hill Road
History: Demolished 1974
Built:
Location: Hawkins County
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Van Hill Bridge
Kingsport Times: August 22 1974
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Van Hill Bridge
Kingsport Times: August 22 1974
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Van Hill Bridge
Kingsport Times: August 22 1974
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Van Hill Bridge
Kingsport Times: August 22 1974
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Van Hill Bridge
Kingsport Times: September 1 1974
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Van Hill Bridge
Kingsport Times: September 1 1974
Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
