Photos
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Hill Avenue Arch Bridge (First Creek Arch Bridge) Knoxville's second longest concrete arch bridge, 3 spans long, near the mouth of First Creek at the Tennessee River. Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008 |
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Close-up of the middle bridge support Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008 |
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Center Arch Below, Neyland Drive northbound (State Highway 158) becomes James White Parkway here. Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008 |
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James White Parkway southbound (State Highway 158) becomes Neyland Drive westbound here First Creek (under bottom roadway) flows into the Tennessee River in the background. Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008 |
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Entrance ramp to Neyland Drive westbound Historic Gay Street Bridge, Knoxville's oldest bridge is in background Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008 |
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Close-up of center arch Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008 |
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Close-up of center pier Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008 |
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Hill Avenue road surface on top of arch bridge Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in July 2008 |
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Hill Avenue Bridge Five Open Spandrel Arch Spans Looking North from Across Fort Loudon Lake Photo taken by Bob Davis on February 20, 2009 |
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Hill Avenue Bridge Plaque Plaque shows Luten Bridge Co. as design engineer, V. L. Nicholson contractors Photo taken by Bob Davis on February 20, 2009 |
Facts
- Overview
- Five Arch Concrete Bridge over First Creek on Hill Avenue
- Location
- Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
- Status
- Open to traffic
- Builder
- - Luten Bridge Co. of Knoxville, Tennessee
- Design
- Concrete open-spandrel arch
- Also called
- First Creek Arch Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +35.96176, -83.91378 (decimal degrees)
35°57'42" N, 83°54'50" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/237225/3983632 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Knoxville
- Inventory number
- BH 32582 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 05/2006)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 70.8 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
- 5,380
Update Log
- February 20, 2009: Updated by Bob Davis: added bridge designer
- August 3, 2008: Updated by Calvin Sneed
- July 22, 2008: New photos from Calvin Sneed
Sources
- Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Bob Davis - bobdaviscfi [at] earthlink [dot] net