Old US 31 bridge -- Elkton, Giles Co. TN
N 35° 02.829 W 086° 53.279
16S E 510215 N 3878277
This truss bridge, known as the Old Elkton Bridge, carried the US 31 over the Elk River from 1924-1959. It was bypassed by the rebuilt US 31 and today is only used as a pedestrian bridge
Waymark Code: WMWY42
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/28/2017
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This handsome Warren through-truss bridge was built in 1924 to carry the old alignment of the US 31 in Giles Co. TN over the Elk River.
Bypassed by a modern reconstruction of the US 31 in 1959, highway, this truss bridge still serves as a pedestrian bridge and place from which to fish.
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"Overview
Through truss bridge over Elk River on former US 31/TN 7 at Elkton
Location
Elkton, Giles County, Tennessee
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1924 by the Montgomery and Parker Co.; bypassed by new bridge in 1959
Builder
- Montgomery and Parker Co. of Rockport, Indiana
Design
One riveted 160.9-foot Warren through truss with polygonal top chords and twenty 26.5-foot concrete deck girder approach spans
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 160.9 ft.
Total length: 692.2 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft."