Bridge No. 6, over Ramsey Prong

TitleBridge No. 6, over Ramsey Prong

CreatorLoftis, W. M. Jr.

CollectionsNegatives of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Descriptive InformationBridge No. 6 (log), over Ramsey Prong; Dimensions: 6 spans- 23' x 3.5', 24' x 10.5', 28' x 16', 40' x 10.5', 22' x 3.5', 24' x 3.5'; width 10.7'; skew 10 degrees; Abutments: West-log crib East- 16 log sill; Intermediate Support: Piers 1, 2, and 5, double log bents on mud sills; Piers 3 and 4, double story leg bents with bottom story quad. log bent; upper story double log bents knee-braced to stringers; Superstructures: 5 log stringers, 12 to 16, 3 plank deck; Condition: Caps and mud sills, poor; rest of bridge, fair; Proposed: Replace with steel stringers, wood deck, 3 spans: (1) 40' x 16' and (2) 22' long; Estimate: $5, 500,Bridge Maintenance Report of 1952; GRE-129, Ramsey Prong Road, II-F-(5)-11207, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Bridge Maintenance

LocationsRamsey Prong, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States(35.70287,-83.33349)

TopicsParks--Maintenance
Park facilities
Parks--Maintenance

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