Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Port Royal Covered Bridge

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Overview

Only the eastern section of this bridge remains. It is presently closed to pedestrians.

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Bridge is Closed to Pedestrians

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Deck View

Note the Burr Arch Truss details.

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Oblique View

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North Face of Bridge

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Damage

One can see the damaged portion of the bridge.

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Collapsed Section

The center pier along with the main span of the bridge is gone.

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Western Approach

One can see the remains of the main span sitting to the left of the approach span.

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Remaining Span with Center Pier Remains

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Facts

Overview: Partially collapsed burr arch-truss bridge over Red River on old alignment of Port Royal Road (TN 238) in Port Royal State Park
Location: Port Royal State Park, Montgomery County, Tennessee
Status: Partially Collapsed
History: Bridge built 1903 replacing an older bridge. Bridge continued to be in use until 1955 when an adjacent bridge was built. Bridge collapsed in 1972 and rebuilt in 1977. The bridge was partially destroyed by a tornado in 1998.
Design: Burr arch-truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.55468, -87.14269 (decimal degrees)
36°33'17" N, 87°08'34" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/487230/4045482 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Sango
Inventory number: BH 36460 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

August 3, 2008: Updated by James McCray: updated gps coordinates
July 13, 2008: Updated by James McCray
April 16, 2008: Added by James McCray

Sources

James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com

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