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List of covered bridges in Tennessee

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Covered bridges in Tennessee include those listed in the following table.

Name Image County Location Built Length Crosses Truss Notes
Bible Bridge[1][2] Bible Bridge Greene Warrensburg
36°7′28″N 83°3′11″W / 36.12444°N 83.05306°W / 36.12444; -83.05306 (Bible Bridge)
1922 57 feet (17 m) Little Chucky Creek Queen Also called Chucky Bridge
Elizabethton Covered Bridge[2][3] Elizabethton Covered Bridge Carter Elizabethton
36°20′50″N 82°12′43″W / 36.34722°N 82.21194°W / 36.34722; -82.21194 (Elizabethton Covered Bridge)
1882 134 feet (41 m) Doe River Howe
Emerts Cove Covered Bridge[4]: 424 [5] Emerts Cove Covered Bridge Sevier Gatlinburg
35°44′51″N 83°24′58″W / 35.74750°N 83.41611°W / 35.74750; -83.41611 (Emerts Cove Covered Bridge)
2000 84 feet (26 m) Little Pigeon River Stringer
Harrisburg Covered Bridge[2][3] Harrisburg Covered Bridge Sevier Sevierville
35°51′39″N 83°28′57″W / 35.86083°N 83.48250°W / 35.86083; -83.48250 (Harrisburg Covered Bridge)
1875 88 feet (27 m) East Fork, Little Pigeon River King Also called Pigeon River Covered Bridge, East Fork Bridge, or McNutts Bridge
Holder Bridge[4]: 402 [5] Holder Bridge Hamblen Morristown
36°14′41″N 83°21′27″W / 36.24472°N 83.35750°W / 36.24472; -83.35750 (Holder Bridge)
1919 27 feet (8.2 m) Moyer Branch Stringer Private property, but ask at home on right if you can take a closer look (very welcoming)
Parks Bridge[1][2] Obion Trimble
36°12′18″N 89°11′28″W / 36.20500°N 89.19111°W / 36.20500; -89.19111 (Parks Bridge)
1912, rebuilt 1997 33 feet (10 m) Dry land King Also called Emerson E. Parks Farm Bridge

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Douglas Matus, "The Covered Bridges in Tennessee", USA Today
  2. ^ a b c d Caswell, William S. World Guide to Covered Bridges (2021 ed.). Concord, New Hampshire: National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. pp. 136–137. ISBN 978-0-578-30263-8.
  3. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ a b White, Warren H. (2017), Covered Bridges in the Southeastern United States: A Comprehensive Illustrated Catalog, McFarland, ISBN 9780786491605
  5. ^ a b "Tennessee Covered Bridges List". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Dale J. Travis. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
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