Surprise Truss Bridge

The Surprise Truss Bridge in Ten Mile, Tennessee was built in 1917. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

Surprise Truss Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Sewee Creek Rd., Ten Mile, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°38′51″N 84°37′58″W
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1917
Built by	Champion Bridge Co.
Architectural style	Pratt truss
MPS	Meigs County, Tennessee MRA
NRHP reference No.	82004031[1]
Added to NRHP	July 6, 1982

It crosses Sewee Creek and was built by the Champion Bridge Co. of Wilmington, Ohio.[2]

The bridge has one steel bedstead/truss leg span. It is pinconnected and uses a Pratt truss configuration.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Ann Toplovich (August 12, 1981). "Tennessee Multiple Resource Nomination Survey: Surprise Truss Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved July 4, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1979