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Austin Peay Bridge, State Route 56 spanning Cumberland River, Gainesboro, Jackson County, TN

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Austin Peay Bridge, State Route 56 spanning Cumberland River, Gainesboro, Jackson County, TN

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Summary

Significance: The bridge is the only known extant K-truss in the Federal Highway Administration's Southeast Region. The bridge also is historically significant for its associations with the early development of Tennessee's Highway Department.
Survey number: HAER TN-28
Building/structure dates: 1926-1928 Initial Construction

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Montgomery and Parker
Quarles, Luke
Department of Highways and Public Works
Nashville Bridge Company
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Location

Gainesboro36.35561, -85.65887
Google Map of 36.3556149, -85.6588665
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Library of Congress
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