Tri-County Veterans Bridge

Tennessee Highway 60 Bridge
Coordinates 35°24′41″N 85°01′12″W / 35.4113°N 85.0201°W / 35.4113; -85.0201Coordinates: 35°24′41″N 85°01′12″W / 35.4113°N 85.0201°W / 35.4113; -85.0201
Carries 2 lanes of SR 60
Crosses Tennessee River
Locale Hamilton, Meigs, and Rhea County, Tennessee
Characteristics
Design Girder bridge
Total length 0.6 mi
Width 50 ft
History
Construction start 1992
Construction end 1994
Tennessee Highway 60 Bridge
Location in Tennessee

The Tri-County Veterans Bridge located in Tennessee, carries Tennessee State Route 60 over Chickamauga Lake on the Tennessee River. It connects Meigs and Rhea counties just north of Hamilton County. It is located just south of the confluence of the Tennessee and Hiwassee River as well as Hiwassee Island near descending river mile 500. It replaced Blythe Ferry upon its completion in 1994.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cherokee Removal Memorial Park at Historic Blythe Ferry". Tennesseerivervalleygeotourism.org. National Geographic. 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

Coordinates: 35°24′40″N 85°01′12″W / 35.411°N 85.02°W / 35.411; -85.02

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