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4-span truss bridges across the French Broad River at Bridgeport, east of Newport

One Sub-Divided Warren through truss on north shore, three Pratt truss bridges to south shore. Called Number 1 Bridge because it is the first French Broad River bridge east from Newport to the TN/NC state line.

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Sub-Divided Warren through truss bridge

North shore approach

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North Shore Pratt truss bridge

New bridge work in upper left corner

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North shore pier

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North shore piers for new concrete deck bridge

South shore piers not poured at this point.

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New bridge, old bridge

Southbound view from hill on north shore.

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U.S. 25 North, U.S. 70 West

Bridge view is south across river.

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U.S. 25 South, U.S. 70 East

Bridge view is north across river.

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Old bridge, new bridge under construction

View is to north shore. Main channel and south shore piers under construction.

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South shore Pratt truss span

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Bridge to Nowhere

When picture was taken, this was a bridge to nowhere. Contrasted to the iron bridge next to it, concrete deck bridges are easier to shape into curves.

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Bridge bolts

Anchored on south shore pier

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3 Pratt truss spans

Middle span is the river channel span.

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New bridge under construction

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Criss-cross steel work, typical of Pratt truss bridges

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South shore Pratt truss span

Note the diamond-shape steel design in the middle of the span.

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3-span Pratt truss spans

Taken from the bank that will anchor the south shore concrete deck bridge being built alongside.

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Steel guard rail along both sides of bridge

This being a federal highway, the U.S. government required Tennessee to install guard rails to keep vehicles on the bridge in the event of an accident.

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Facts

Overview: Four-span through truss bridge over French Broad River on U.S. 25-70 at Bridgeport (State Highway 9). Scheduled to be replaced by concrete deck bridge being built beside it
Location: Cocke County, Tennessee
Status: Open to traffic, but scheduled to be replaced
History: Built 1932
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 182.0 ft.
Total length: 778.6 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.5 ft.
Also called: Major J.T. Huff Bridge
French Broad River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.95333, -83.11167 (decimal degrees)
35°57'12" N, 83°06'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/309554/3980833 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Neddy Mountain
Inventory number: BH 32463 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2007): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 2.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 5,300

Update Log

September 7, 2008: Updated by Calvin Sneed
August 24, 2008: Updated by Calvin Sneed

Sources

Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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