Suspension Bridges Crossing Cumberland River
This is a list of all 7 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: Woodland Street
Nashville and Edgefield, Tennessee, USA - Cumberland River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 33 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1850 |
| Name: | Woodland Street |
| Location: | Nashville and Edgefield, Tennessee, USA |
| Crossing: | Cumberland River |
| Coordinates: | 36.167833 N 86.775444 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| 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:
- Collapsed 1855, rebuilt, destroyed 1862 (possibly 1863). Was at site of present-day Woodland Street Bridge.
- Replaced by 1866 Woodland Street - Nashville and Edgefield, Tennessee, USA.
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1866: Woodland Street
Nashville and Edgefield, Tennessee, USA - Cumberland River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1965 (added 2005-11-20) |
| Year Completed: | 1866 |
| Name: | Woodland Street |
| Location: | Nashville and Edgefield, Tennessee, USA |
| Crossing: | Cumberland River |
| Coordinates: | 36.167528 N 86.776083 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| 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: | Dismantled, 1928 |
| 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." Other sources say the bridge was dismantled in 1928.
- Photograph of the Old Hickory Swinging Bridge - Tennessee Virtual Archive. High resolution image of the bridge.
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 |
| Coordinates: | 36.841500 N 83.377194 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular (one-lane) |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
Notes:
- The town of Dayhoit has also been known as Day, White Star, and Wilhoit.
- Near (footbridge) - Tremont, South Wallins, Kentucky, USA.
External Links:
(footbridge)
Longton, South Wallins, Kentucky, USA - Cumberland River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 8868 (added 2024-10-18) |
| Name: | (footbridge) |
| Location: | Longton, South Wallins, Kentucky, USA |
| Crossing: | Cumberland River |
| Coordinates: | 36.839028 N 83.411583 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Status: | Extant (last checked: 2024) |
Notes:
(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)
Tremont, South Wallins, Kentucky, USA - Cumberland River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 4934 (added 2020-08-04) |
| Name: | (footbridge) |
| Location: | Tremont, 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: 2024) |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
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