Surprise Truss Bridge

United States historic place
Surprise Truss Bridge
35°38′51″N 84°37′58″W / 35.64750°N 84.63278°W / 35.64750; -84.63278 (Surprise Truss Bridge)
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1917
Built byChampion Bridge Co.
Architectural stylePratt truss
MPSMeigs County, Tennessee MRA
NRHP reference No.82004031[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 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

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ 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
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