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Brush Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.323056,-82.349444

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Carries NFA B866 over Brush Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel concrete arch
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 31.5 Feet

Overview: Arch bridge over Brush Creek on NFA B866 in Johnson City
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927

Location: Washington County

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125040

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125041

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125042

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125043

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125044

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125045

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Boones Creek Viaduct

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Location: 36.364133,-82.436754

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Carries CSX Railroad over Boones Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Railroad Viaduct that crosses over Boones Creek
History: Built for the The South and Western Railroad, later the Clinchfield Railroad
Built: 1908

Location: Washington County

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118604

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Boones Creek Viaduct from western side

Third longest on the old Clinchfield Railroad

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118605

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Closeup of a single span

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118606

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Single Bridge pier connection

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118607

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Middle and highest section of viaduct

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118613

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From Boones Creek Road westbound to Jonesborough

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118614

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From Boones Creek Road eastbound to I-26

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008

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Bob Davis Road Wooden Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 36.412120,-82.463190

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Carries Bob Davis Road over CSX Railroad
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Lost single span, one lane, wooden bridge
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet

Overview: Lost wooden bridge over former Clinchfield Railroad on Bob Davis Road in Gray
History: Replaced 2009
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Location: Washington County

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141989

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Eastbound view

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141990

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Deteriorating timbers on west side pier

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141991

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Timber moorings, west side of bridge

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141992

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Rotting timber railing

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141993

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Rotting deck

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141994

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Deteriorating timbers on east side pier

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141995

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One lane bridge, looking westbound

Note the gap between the wooden bridgework and the asphalt

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141996

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CSX (Clinchfield) Railroad, northbound

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141997

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CSX (Clinchfield) Railroad, southbound

Tunnel in the distance

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142000

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Black snake, who didn't make it across tracks

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142010

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Bob Davis Road Wooden Bridge in distance, northbound from Free Hill Tunnel portal

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171719

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171721

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171722

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171723

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171724

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171725

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Free Hill Tunnel

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.409771,-82.455937

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Carries CSX (Clinchfield) Railroad over Free Hill
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Two lined concrete portals, 84 feet long, 388 feet of unlined rock
Total Length: 472.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel under Free Hill on CSX (Clinchfield) Railroad
History: One of 55 tunnels built 1908-1909 by the South & Western Railroad (Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad), rehabilitated and enlarged 1927
Built: 1909

Location: Washington County

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171688

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171689

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171690

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171691

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171693

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171694

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171695

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171698

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171701

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Glaze's Ford Bridge

Status: Closed to all traffic

Location: 36.196622,-82.637684

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Carries over Nolichucky River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Two pin-connected Pratt through trusses, one riveted Pratt pony truss built on a skew of 15 degrees.
Total Length: 294.0 Feet
Span Length: 140.8 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Nolichucky River
History: Built in 1901 at Glaze's Ford, flood damage repaired and strengthened in 1912-1913, closed in 1983 and left intact on private property
Built: 1901

Location: Washington County

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172266

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172267

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172268

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172283

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CSX Carroll Creek Road Overpass

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Location: 36.350000,-82.425833

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Carries Railroad (CSX) over CSX Railroad over Carroll Creek Road
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 19.4 Feet
Span Length: 14.1 Feet

Overview: Arch bridge spanning Carroll Creek Road, CSX Railroad 244030s
History: Built 1907 by the Clinchfield Railroad
Built: 1907

Location: Washington County

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257052

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View to the Northeast

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257053

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View along the Carroll Road to the West

Photo taken by Martha Carver in December 2010

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Gibson Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 36.384243,-82.319810

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Carries Herb Hodge Road over Watauga River
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Pennsylvania through truss
Total Length: 384.7 Feet
Span Length: 200.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Watauga River on Herb Hodge Road
History: Built 1916, replaced 1986
Built: 1916

Location: Washington County

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196646

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View Of South Elevation

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196647

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View Of North Elevation, Eastern Span

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196648

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View Of South Elevation, Western Span

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196649

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Through View, East Portal

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196650

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Through View, West Portal

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196651

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View Of Bridge In Setting, East Approach

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196652

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View Of Typical Upper Chord Connection, North Elevation, Western Span

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196653

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View Of Typical Bottom Chord Connection, South Elevation, Eastern Span

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CSX over Kitzmiller Road

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.427745,-82.480895

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Carries CSX Railroad over Kitzmiller Road
Design: slab
Design Details:
Total Length: 20.0 Feet
Span Length: 16.7 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Kitzmiller Road on CSX Railroad
History:
Built: 1932

Location: Washington County

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435537

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CSX over Kitzmiller Road

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Cherokee Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.234656,-82.440373

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Carries Cherokee Road over Tributary of Little Cherokee Creek
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details:
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 21.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Tributary of Little Cherokee Creek on Cherokee Road
History:
Built: 1956

Location: Washington County

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435538

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Cherokee Road Bridge

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435539

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Cherokee Road Bridge

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435540

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Cherokee Road Bridge

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Joshua Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.172024,-82.533690

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Carries TN State Route 107 over Joshua Creek
Design: culvert
Design Details:
Total Length: 25.9 Feet
Span Length: 11.5 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Joshua Creek on TN State Route 107
History:
Built: 1931

Location: Washington County

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435561

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Joshua Creek Bridge

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435562

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Joshua Creek Bridge

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Joshua Creek Bridge

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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.

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