John T. Cunningham Memorial Bridge, Spanning Cumberland River, on Old State Route 13, Clarksville, Montgomery County, TN
Summary
Significance: The bridge is an example of the K-truss, one of only two known to exist in Tennessee. The bridge also is historically significant as one of the first bridge built by the Tennessee State Highway Department. It was also the first major federal aid bridge project in Tennessee.
Survey number: HAER TN-21
Building/structure dates: 1922- 1925 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1961 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: NR
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Tennessee State Highway Department
Gould Contracting Company
Nashville Bridge Company
Cunningham, John T
Yearby, Jean P, transmitter
Location
Clarksville (Tenn.), 36.50801, -87.36602
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html