Surprise Truss Bridge | |
Location | Sewee Creek Rd., Ten Mile, Tennessee |
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Coordinates | 35°38′51″N84°37′58″W / 35.64750°N 84.63278°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 |
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]
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]
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