Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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The Cowley bridge is a Bowstring Arch Truss bridge built by the King Iron Bridge Co. in 1878. It is about a mile and a half north west of Kelso on the Elk River. The bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places.

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West Portal

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West Portal

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Deck View

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Facts

Overview: Bowstring through truss bridge over Elk River on West Stevens Creek Road
Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built by the King Iron Bridge Co. in 1878. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Design: Bowstring through truss
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1983
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.13806, -86.46861 (decimal degrees)
35°08'17" N, 86°28'07" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/548408/3888482 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Mulberry
Inventory numbers: NRHP 83003046 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 36244 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Cowley Bridge

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