Bridge No. 16, main channel, Forney Creek

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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TitleBridge No. 16, main channel, Forney Creek

CreatorLoftis, W. M. Jr.

CollectionsNegatives of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Dates

Date Created1952

Descriptive InformationDimensions: 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

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

TopicsParks--Maintenance
Park facilities
Parks--Maintenance

Physical Descriptions

Mediumblack-and-white negatives

TypeStill Image

Formatimage/jpeg

Box Great Smoky Mountains National Park Duplicate Negatives 11211-11675

Contributing Institutions

Held By Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Identifiers

Digital IdentifierGRSM11288

Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/ECDB91BDF73B0D2DFDE05608BED1B7C7