Suspension Bridges Crossing Cumberland River

This is a list of all 6 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Cumberland River. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1850: (suspension bridge)

Nashville and Edgefield, Tennessee, USA - Cumberland River
Bridgemeister ID:33 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1850
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Nashville and Edgefield, Tennessee, USA
Crossing:Cumberland River
Principals:Adolphus Heiman, Mathew Dickinson Field
References:AAJ
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, 1862
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Main Span:1 x 164 meters (538 feet)

Notes:

External Links:

Stereoview, collection of David Denenberg

1866: (suspension bridge)

Nashville and Edgefield, Tennessee, USA - Cumberland River
Bridgemeister ID:1965 (added 2005-11-20)
Year Completed:1866
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Nashville and Edgefield, Tennessee, USA
Crossing:Cumberland River
References:AAJ
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed, 1884
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:


1918: Swinging

Old Hickory, Nashville and Goodlettsville, Nashville, Tennessee, USA - Cumberland River
Bridgemeister ID:587 (added 2003-01-05)
Year Completed:1918
Name:Swinging
Location:Old Hickory, Nashville and Goodlettsville, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Crossing:Cumberland River
At or Near Feature:Hadley Bend
Coordinates:36.289002 N 86.685355 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:William G. Grove, American Bridge Co.
References:AAJ, PTS2
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 164.6 meters (540 feet)
Deck width:8 feet

Notes:

  • Coordinates provided are approximate based on current-day (2021) location of Swinging Bridge Road.

External Links:

  • Bridgehunter.com | Old Hickory Suspension Bridge
  • DuPont High School Alumni Association - The Swinging Bridge. According to the description in this article provided by Old Hickory Branch Library this large bridge had a 540-foot main span and was used for vehicular traffic. "The suspension bridge... Was diverted from its original destination in South America because of the urgency of the war effort. It was built for pedestrian traffic and used only for that purpose at first... Upon determination that the bridge was capable of handling light traffic, a flagman was stationed at each end of the bridge on a 24-hour-a-day basis and cars began using the one-lane span." Kris Brummett adds: "The 540 foot span had no supports to prevent sideways movement and literally swayed back and forth. The bridge was used until 1929."

1927: White Star

Dayhoit, Kentucky, USA - Cumberland River
Bridgemeister ID:2556 (added 2012-01-01)
Year Completed:1927
Name:White Star
Location:Dayhoit, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Cumberland River
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • The town of Dayhoit has also been known as Day, White Star, and Wilhoit.

External Links:


(footbridge)

Pineville vicinity, Kentucky, USA - Cumberland River
Bridgemeister ID:4933 (added 2020-08-04)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Pineville vicinity, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Cumberland River
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 1975)
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • The January 3, 1975 edition of the Middlesboro Daily News (Middlesboro, Kentucky) ran a front page photo with description: "As this young woman gazes out over the water of the Cumberland River she may be contemplating the first day of sunshine In the new year. The scenic suspension bridge from which she is gazing at the icy water below is located about two miles past Bell High School on the Harlan Road." That appears to place the bridge in Pineville or very nearby based on the present day (2020) locations of Bell County High School and Harlan Road (US119).
  • Likely removed.

(footbridge)

South Wallins, Kentucky, USA - Cumberland River
Bridgemeister ID:4934 (added 2020-08-04)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:South Wallins, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Cumberland River
Coordinates:36.840721 N 83.394699 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire


Do you have any information or photos for these bridges that you would like to share? Please email david.denenberg@bridgemeister.com.


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