Bridge No. 1, over Porters Creek
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Item Details
TitleBridge No. 1, over Porters Creek
CreatorLoftis, W. M. Jr.
Dates
Date Created
Descriptive InformationBridge No. 1 (log), over Porters Creek; Dimensions: 5 spans- 29' x 8',17' x 7', 15' x 4', 14' x 4', 11' x 4', west to east,; width, 10'; Abutments: log bent filled with rocks; Intermediate Support: Bent No. 1, double log on mud sills; Pier No. 2, rock-filled log crib; Bents No. 3 and 4, single log on mud sills; Superstructure: 5- log stringers (10' to 16) continuous across spans 1 and 2, and across 3, 4, and 5; 3 plank deck; Condition: deck, fair; stringers, sound; bends, caps, mud sills, abutments, and wheel guards, poor; Proposed: Replace with steel stringers, wood deck, 3 spans 32' x 6'; Estimate $5, 000,Bridge Maintenance Report of 1952; GRE-129, Ramsey Prong Road, II-F-(5)-11196, Physical Facilities - Footlogs and Bridges - Bridge Maintenance
Physical Descriptions
Mediumblack-and-white negatives
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
Box Great Smoky Mountains National Park Duplicate Negatives 11071-11210
Contributing Institutions
Identifiers
Digital IdentifierGRSM11196
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/10E91ACA880CA9A9E06A3FF01F08D19A
Batch ID20160301190133
RightsNo Known Copyright