Doe River Covered Bridge - Elizabethton, TN
Posted by: 
vhasler
N 36° 20.847 W 082° 12.694
17S E 391282 N 4023168
Timing of the bridge construction is incorrect in the travel guide.
Waymark Code: WM9WYD
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/07/2010
Views: 9
All the travel guide has is:
Near the tree at the east end of Hattie St. is a covered bridge built before the War between the States.
----- TENNESSEE - A Guide to the State (third printing 1949)
Which refers to the ~134 ft covered bridge over the Doe River in downtown Elizabethton. Per the nearby TN historical marker: "The bridge over Doe River was built early in 1882 at a cost to the county of $3000 for the bridge and $300 for approaches." This would be roughly $69,000 in current dollars before government regulation.