This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.

1945: TVA Apalachia

Reliance vicinity, Tennessee, USA - Hiwassee River
Bridgemeister ID:790 (added 2003-03-22)
Year Completed:1945
Name:TVA Apalachia
Location:Reliance vicinity, Tennessee, USA
Crossing:Hiwassee River
Coordinates:35.18269 N 84.43894 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 120.4 meters (395 feet)

Notes:

  • Patrick S. O'Donnell notes this footbridge is large, "its main span is 395 feet with 455 feet between the towers, as [one] tower is set back from the end of the deck."
  • Rebuilt 1975 and again in 2008.

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Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by Brian Lewis Photo by Brian Lewis

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