Sulfur Fork Bridge
Photos
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Overview Photo taken by James McCray |
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South Portal Photo taken by James McCray |
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Deck View Photo taken by James McCray |
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North Approach and Portal Photo taken by James McCray |
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Oblique View Photo taken by James McCray |
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Closeup of Truss (Eastern Face) Photo taken by James McCray |
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Closeup of Truss (Western Face) Photo taken by James McCray |
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Stone Piers Photo taken by James McCray |
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Portal Brace Decorations Photo taken by James McCray |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
Facts
- Overview
- Pratt through truss bridge over Sulfur Fork on an old alignment of the Old Clarksville-Springfield Rd. in Port Royal State Park
- Status
- Open to pedestrians
- History
- Built 1890 by the Converse Bridge Company
- Builder
- - Converse Bridge Co.
- Design
- Pratt through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 114 ft.
Total length: 231 ft.
Deck width: 14.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.1 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +36.55415, -87.14040 (decimal degrees)
36°33'15" N, 87°08'25" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/487435/4045423 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Sango
- Inventory number
- BH 36461 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- July 4, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey: Added dimensions
- September 27, 2008: New photos from James McCray
- July 13, 2008: Updated by James McCray
- April 16, 2008: Added by James McCray
Sources
- James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
- HAER TN-27 - Sulphur Fork Creek Bridge, Spanning Sulfur Fork Creek on Spring Road, Port Royal, Montgomery County, TN
- C Hanchey - cmh2315 [at] yahoo [dot] com