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Massengill Bridge, Coal Creek Road, spanning Clinch River, Norris, Anderson County, TN

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Massengill Bridge, Coal Creek Road, spanning Clinch River, Norris, Anderson County, TN

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Significance: According to the bridge plaque, the bridge was erected in 1916 by the Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia. It was one of four bridges constructed through a bond issue by Anderson County in order to replace four ferries. The bridge contains four steel truss spans and one girder span. The bridge derives its primary significance from its engineering merits. Although the trusses are not unique, each is a typical example of representative truss types popular in the early 1900s ...
Survey number: HAER TN-2
Building/structure dates: 1916 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: after. 1930- before. 1939 Subsequent Work

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Date

1915 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Virginia Bridge & Iron Company
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Location

Norris Park36.19563, -84.06797
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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