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References
- 1 2 "Survey Report for Historic Bridges: Chapter 3-Bridge Companies" (PDF). Tennessee Department of Transportation. pp. 25–26.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ Pre-TVA Hydroelectric Power Development in Tennessee MPS
- ↑ Institute, Prestressed Concrete (1983). "PCI journal".
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