Louisville & Nashville Bridges

July 1, 1861

Miles from Louisville Stream / Crossing Spans Bridge Length Tressel Length Description
7 Ash Pond     110 Tressel
7 Ash Pond     112 Tressel
11 None 1 20   Wooden Beam
13 None 1 25   Wooden Beam
19 Country Road 1 25   Wooden Beam
19 Salt River 3 462   McCallum Truss
23 Long Lick 1 47   Wooden Truss
23 Long Lick     100 Tressel
26 Crooked Creek 1 85   McCallum Truss
28 Fowler's Fork     38 Tressel
29 Cane Run     59 Tressel
30 Smith's Run     31 Tressel
31 Rolling Fork 2 404   Arch Brace Truss
31 Rolling Fork     194 Tressel
33 Mud Run 1 30   Wooden Truss
34 Alway's Creek 1 30   Wooden Truss
34 Clear Creek 1 30   Wooden Truss
36 Big Run     497 Tressel 90 ft high
37 Sulphur Fork     497 Tressel 100 ft high
43 Valley Creek #1 1 50   Fink Truss
43 Valley Creek #1 2   107 Tressel
44 Valley Creek #2 4   209 Tressel
45 Valley Creek #3 2 100   Fink Truss
45 Valley Creek #3 2   105 Tressel
52 Nolin River 3 192   Fink Truss
52 Nolin River     63 Tressel
56 None     59 Trussel
61 None     54 Trussel
66 Bacon Creek     100 Tressel
74 Green River 5 997   Fink Iron Truss
113 Barren River 2 412   Fink Iron Truss
115 Morgantown Road 1 40    
116 L&N Turnpike 1 40    
149 Drake's Creek 1 50   Wooden Truss
150 Drake's Creek 1 50   Wooden Truss
150 Drake's Creek     75 Tressel
150 Drake's Creek     105 Tressel
151 Drake's Creek     45 Tressel
155 Unfinished Embankment     105 Tressel
1548 E. F. Station, Camp Creek 1 70   Howe Truss
162 E. F. Station, Camp Creek 1 80   Howe Truss
165 W. F. Station, Camp Creek 3 130   Howe Truss
167 Over Railroad 1 30   Wooden Truss
168 Unfinished Embankment     240 Tressel
169 Over Railroad 1 30   Beam Truss
170 Drake's Creek 3 139   Wooden Truss
173 Over Railroad 1 30   Beam Truss
174 Manscoe's Creek 1 110   Howe Truss
176 Dry Creek 1 85   Howe Truss
178 Over Railroad 1 30   Beam Truss
180 Over Railroad 1 30   Beam Truss
184 Unfinished Embankment 1   350 Tressel
185 Spring Street, Over Railroad 1 47   Wooden Truss
185 White Pine Creek 1 43   Beam Truss
185 Cumberland River 4 700   McCallum Truss
  TOTAL MAIN STEM   4,643 3,255  
Lebanon Branch
33 Wilson Creek 1 70   McCallum Truss
35 Lick Creek 1 49   Beam Truss
37 Beech Fork 1 200   McCallum Truss
37 Beech Fork     190 Tressel
42 None 1 42   Beam Truss
42 Rolling Fork #1 1 148   McCallum Truss
45 Rolling Fork #2 2 260   McCallum Truss
49 Pottinger's Creek 1 77   Howe Truss
50 Pottinger's Creek 1 25   Trussed Girder
51 Pottinger's Creek 1 20   Teussed Guider
64 Hardin Creek     80 Tressel
  TOTAL LEBANON BRANCH   891 270  
Memphis Branch
131 Black Lick 1 37   Fink Truss
140 Poindexter's Branch 1 25   Wooden Truss
150 Whippoorwill 1 63   Fink Truss
158 Elk Fork 4 303   Fink Truss
  TOTAL MEMPHIS BRANCH   428    

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