Bridge No. 9, main channel, Forney Creek

TitleBridge No. 9, main channel, Forney Creek

CreatorLoftis, W. M. Jr.

CollectionsNegatives of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Descriptive Information4 spans- 20'x7', 17.5'x7', 22.5'x7', 24'x7'; width 10'; Abutments: None: at south end, stringers rest on solid rock, and at north end on mud sills; Intermediate Supports: bents of 12 to 16 logs; Superstructure: Each span, 3 - 12 to 16 log stringers; split log deck with runners; Condition: Stringers sound; deck poor; runners loose; bents fair; guard rails poor; rest of bridge, fair; Proposed: Replace with steel stringers, wood deck 3 spans 20'x6'; Estimate: $3, 000.Bridge Maintenance Report of 1952; FOR-153, Forney Creek Road; Bridge No. 9, main channel, Forney Creek, II-F-(5)-11279, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Bridge Maintenance

LocationsForney Creek, Swain County, North Carolina, United States(35.44037,-83.56433)

TopicsParks--Maintenance
Park facilities
Parks--Maintenance

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