Saturday, April 5, 2025

Alfred A. Taylor (81S) Bridge over Nolichucky River near Lamar, TN

(no Bridge Hunter; Satellite)

The Nolichucky Dam survived Hurricane Helen in Sep 2024, but many of the bridges did not survive.

"The flood of 2024 wiped out many of Washington County’s bridges on the Nolichucky River. These bridges include damages to the Earnest and Snapp Bridges, and complete demolition of Taylor, Bailey and Corby Bridges, leaving only the Jackson Bridge and the Elliot or Embreeville Bridges remaining." [HeraldAndTribune]

Mar 9, 2025:
6 of 14 photos posted by Johnson City Aerial Photography LLC with the comment: "Quick update on the progress of the Highway 81S Nolichucky bridge.  Thank you for your hard work and continued progress on reconnecting this important pathway for many."
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I can't tell yet if it is going to use concrete or steel girders. So the label is a guess.

The destroyed bridge was a UCEB (Ugly Concrete Eyesore Bridges).
Street View, Nov 2023

The predecessor bridge was a truss.
HeraldAndTribune, Contributed/Photo by Hosea Bailey

HeraldAndTribune
A 250' (62m) span fell into the river on Mar 20,1957, after a blast at the nearby River Quarry.

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