Surprise Truss Bridge
Appearance
Surprise Truss Bridge | |
Location | Sewee Creek Rd., Ten Mile, Tennessee |
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Coordinates | 35°38′51″N 84°37′58″W / 35.64750°N 84.63278°W |
Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
Built | 1917 |
MPS | Meigs County, Tennessee MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 82004031[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 6, 1982 |
The Surprise Truss Bridge in Ten Mile, Tennessee was built in 1917. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
It crosses Sewee Creek and was built by the Champion Bridge Co. of Wilmington, Ohio.[2]
The bridge has one steel bedstead/truss leg span. It is pinconnected and uses a Pratt truss configuration.[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Ann Toplovich (August 12, 1981). "Tennessee Multiple Resource Nomination Survey: Surprise Truss Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved July 4, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1979