Photos
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Overview Only the eastern section of this bridge remains. It is presently closed to pedestrians. Photo taken by James McCray |
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Bridge is Closed to Pedestrians Photo taken by James McCray |
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Deck View Note the Burr Arch Truss details. Photo taken by James McCray |
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Oblique View Photo taken by James McCray |
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North Face of Bridge Photo taken by James McCray |
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Damage One can see the damaged portion of the bridge. Photo taken by James McCray |
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Collapsed Section The center pier along with the main span of the bridge is gone. Photo taken by James McCray |
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Western Approach One can see the remains of the main span sitting to the left of the approach span. Photo taken by James McCray |
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Remaining Span with Center Pier Remains Photo taken by James McCray |
Facts
- Overview
- Partially collapsed burr arch-truss bridge over Red River on old alignment of Port Royal Road (TN 238) in Port Royal State Park
- Location
- Port Royal State Park, Montgomery County, Tennessee
- Status
- Partially Collapsed
- History
- Bridge built 1903 replacing an older bridge. Bridge continued to be in use until 1955 when an adjacent bridge was built. Bridge collapsed in 1972 and rebuilt in 1977. The bridge was partially destroyed by a tornado in 1998.
- Design
- Burr arch-truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +36.55468, -87.14269 (decimal degrees)
36°33'17" N, 87°08'34" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/487230/4045482 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Sango
- Inventory number
- BH 36460 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- August 3, 2008: Updated by James McCray: updated gps coordinates
- July 13, 2008: Updated by James McCray
- April 16, 2008: Added by James McCray