Road maintenance near Newfound Gap, North CarolinaGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkSection 1B, about 3 miles below Newfound Gap. Cave-in due to water washing through porous fill.Road Maintenance; Section 1A, II-R-Maint-9491, Physical Facilities - Roads - Maintenance of Roads
Road maintenance near Newfound Gap, North CarolinaGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkSection 1B, about 3 miles below Newfound Gap. Cave-in due to water washing through porous fill.Road Maintenance; Section 1A, II-R-Maint-9492, Physical Facilities - Roads - Maintenance of Roads
Forney Creek Road, Bridge No. 23, over Dry GulchGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkDimensions: Single span- 28'x2'; width 12'; no skew; Abutments: Log sills; Superstructure: 3 - 12 to 16 log stringers; 3 plank deck; Condition: Abutment poor; rest of bridge, fair; Proposed: Replace with fill and 18 CM pipe; Estimate: $80.Bridge Maintenance Report of 1952; FOR-153, Forney Creek Road; Bridge No. 23, over Dry Gulch, II-F-(5)-11296, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Bridge Maintenance
Bridge no. 10, Slab Camp BranchGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkDimensions: Single span- 25'x5'; skew 30 degrees; width 10'; area waterway 110 sq. ft. Abutments: North abutment is log bent backed by HPRE; no south abutment--stringers rest on mud sills; Superstructure: 3 log stringers, 12 to 16; split log deck with plank runners; Condition: Abutments, good; stringer, rotten at end; deck, rotten; as a whole, the bridge is in very poor condition; Proposed: Replace with steel stringers, wood deck, 1 span 20'x4'; Estimate: $1, 000.Bridge Maintenance Report of 1952; FOR-153, Forney Creek Road; Bridge no. 10, Slab Camp Branch, II-F-(5)-11281, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Bridge Maintenance
Bridge No. 2, over Anthony CreekGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkDimensions: 3 spans- 21' x 3', 26' x 5', and 11' x 3'; skew 10 degrees; Abutments: Log sills; Intermediate Support: Log bents; Superstructure: 5-12 to 14 log stringers; plank deck with 3 plank runners; Conditions: Poor; Proposed: Replace with steel stringers, wood deck, 1 span 24' x 6'; Estimate: $1, 200,Bridge Maintenance Report of 1952 CAD-168, Anthony Creek Road; Bridge No. 2, over Anthony Creek, II-F-(5)-11350, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Bridge Maintenance
Bridge No. 1, over East Prong of Little RiverGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkBridge No. 1, over East Prong of Little River; Dimensions: 3 spans- 25' x 7.5' each, at right angles, width 12'; Abutment: Cement rubble; Intermediate Support: Massive log bents; Superstructure: (5) 14 to 18 log stringers; 3 plank deck; Condition: Deck, very poor; rest of bridge, good; Proposed: Replace with steel stringers, and wood deck, 2 span 36'; Estimate: 1952,Bridge Maintenance Report of 1952; ELK-119, Fish Camp Prong Road, II-F-(5)-11193, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Bridge Maintenance
Forney Creek Road, Bridge No. 23, over Dry GulchGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkDimensions: Single span- 28'x2'; width 12'; no skew; Abutments: Log sills; Superstructure: 3 - 12 to 16 log stringers; 3 plank deck; Condition: Abutment poor; rest of bridge, fair; Proposed: Replace with fill and 18 CM pipe; Estimate: $80.Bridge Maintenance Report of 1952; FOR-153, Forney Creek Road; Bridge No. 23, over Dry Gulch, II-F-(5)-11295, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Bridge Maintenance
Bridge No. 3, over Noland CreekGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkDimensions: 2 spans of 28'x5'; skew 30 degrees; area waterway 240 sq. ft. drainage area 20.3 sw. mi. Abutments: Concrete; Center Pier: Concrete; Superstructure: Each span supported by 3 - 17-3/4 x 7-3/4 x 30' 501b WF I-beams; 10 transverse I-beams framed at 1/3 points. Support 6 - 4x12 wood stringers, deck 3 plank. Condition: Decking loose; rest very good; Proposed: Replace decking out of regular maintenance.Bridge Maintenance Report of 1952; FOR-155, Noland Creek Road; Bridge No. 3, over Noland Creek, II-F-(5)-11312, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Bridge Maintenance
Bridge No. 1, over Noland CreekGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkDimensions: Single span- 44.3'x5'; skew 30 degrees; width 10'; waterway area 190 sq. ft. Abutments: 10 x 10 creosoted timber bents on timber mud sills; Superstructure: 3 - 21 x 8-1/4 x 46', 631b WF I-beams... At the 1/3 points, 10 transverse I-beams are framed in and these support 4 - 3x12' timber stringers; deck 3 plank; Condition: Abutment, only fair; the rest, good; Proposed: Replace timber abutments with masonry; Estimate: $500.Bridge Maintenance Report of 1952; FOR-155, Noland Creek Road; Bridge No. 1, over Noland Creek, II-F-(5)-11311, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Bridge Maintenance
Bridge No. 16, main channel, Forney CreekGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkDimensions: 3 spans- 25'x6', 27'x6', 23'x6'l width 10'; Abutments: North abutment is load-bearing, log breastwall; South abutment - wooden block under each stringer rests on large boulder; Intermediate Support: Log bents on mud sills; Superstructure: 3 log stringers 14 to 16; split log deck with 3 runners; Condition: North abutment, poor--logs need replacing; south abutment and bents, ok; stringers, rotten; deck and guard wall, poor; Proposed: Replace with steel stringers, wood deck, 2 spans 22'x6; Estimate: $2, 200. Bridge Maintenance Report of 1952; FOR-153 Forney Creek Road; Bridge No. 16, main channel, Forney Creek, II-F-(5)-11288, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Bridge Maintenance
Bridge No. 11, over Noland CreekGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkDimensions: 2 spans- of 16'x4'; skew 20 degrees; WW 10'; area water-way 120 sq. ft. drainage area 8.5 sq. mi. Abutments: Log cribs reinforced by round timber bents resting on mud sills; Intermediate supports: Bent of 8 to 10, round timber on mud sills; Superstructure: Each span 5 to 10 log stringers, deck 4 hewed slabs; Condition: Bridge is in very poor condition; Proposed: Replace with steel stringers salvaged from other bridges, wood deck, 1 span 40'x4'; Estimate: $2, 500. Bridge Maintenance Report of 1952; FOR-155, Noland Creek Road; Bridge No. 11, over Noland Creek, II-F-(5)-11321, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Bridge Maintenance