Bridge No. 3, main channel, Forney Creek

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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TitleBridge No. 3, main channel, Forney Creek

CreatorLoftis, W. M. Jr.

CollectionsNegatives of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Dates

Date Created1952

Descriptive InformationDimensions: 3 spans- 22'x5', 21'x5', 21'x5', 16'x5'; skew 30 degrees; width 10'; area waterway 260 sq. ft. Abutments: Rock-filled log cribs; Intermediate Supports: Double bents of 12 to 16 logs; Superstructure: Each span, 3 log stringers, 12 to 16. Deck, split logs with 3 plank runners; Condition: Abutments poor; stringers good; deck poor; bents poor; Proposed: Replace with steel stringers, wood deck, 2 spans of 30'x6'; Estimate: $3, 000.Bridge Maintenance Report of 1952; FOR-153, Forney Creek Road; Bridge No. 3, main channel, Forney Creek, II-F-(5)-11268, 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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Mediumblack-and-white negatives

TypeStill Image

Formatimage/jpeg

Box Great Smoky Mountains National Park Duplicate Negatives 11211-11675

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Held By Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Identifiers

Digital IdentifierGRSM11268

Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/9FF7823705F07E82726501069038C886