This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.
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:
- Collapsed 1855, rebuilt, destroyed 1862 (possibly 1863). Was at site of present-day Woodland Street Bridge.
- Replaced by 1866 (suspension bridge) - Nashville and Edgefield, Tennessee, USA.
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