Reliance Bridge, Spanning Hiwassee River on State Route 315, Reliance, Polk County, TN
Summary
Significance: The Reliance is a representative example of the Pratt through truss. It is the only existing bridge in Tennessee known to have been built by the Roanoke Bridge Company. Also, it is a contributing element of the Reliance Historic District.
Survey number: HAER TN-32
Building/structure dates: 1912 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1989 Demolished
Building/structure dates: 1980 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Anderson, R H
Roanoke Bridge Company
Camden Iron Works
Roanoke Iron and Bridge Works
Calloway, Deborah, transmitter
Location
Reliance, 35.22554, -84.46993
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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