Surprise Truss Bridge Explained

Surprise Truss Bridge
Coordinates:35.6475°N -84.6328°W
Built:1917
Builder:Champion Bridge Co.
Added:July 6, 1982
Mpsub:Meigs County, Tennessee MRA
Refnum:82004031

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

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

The bridge has one steel bedstead/truss leg span. It is pinconnected and uses a Pratt truss configuration.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=82004031}} Tennessee Multiple Resource Nomination Survey: Surprise Truss Bridge ]. National Park Service. Ann Toplovich . August 12, 1981 . July 4, 2018. With