547 Series I Volume XXXI-III Serial 56 - Knoxville and Lookout Mountain Part III
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Railroad bridges and tunnels-Continued.CHATTANOOGA TO DALTON (38 1/2 MILES).
Over what. Miles At or Length Height Spa Kind of Rema
from near, in from ns. bridge. rks.
first what feet. eater
place. place. to
track.
Chickamauga 6 1/2 - 150 25 3 Wooden
Creek arches
Do 6 1/2 - 200 20 4 do
Do 7 1/2 - 150 20 3 do
Spring 9 1/2 - 150 10 15 Trestle
Creek
Chickamauga 12 - 150 20 3 Howe truss
Creek
Do 13 - 150 20 3 do
Do 15 Graysvi 150 20 3 do
lle
Do 16 1/2 - 10 7 - Trestle
Do 21 - 150 25 3 Howe truss
Do 21 1/2 - 150 25 3 do
Branch of 24 Catoosa 150 20 3 do
Chickamauga Platfor
. m
32 1/2 Tunnel - - -
a
Branch of 34 1/2 - 20 15 - Stone
Mill Creek culvert
Mill Creek 35 - 200 20 4 Howe truss
Do 335 1/2 - 200 20 4 do
Do 37 - 200 20 4 do
a Same as other tunnel. [See first note on p. 546.]
CLEVELAND TO DALTON (35 MILES).
Mill Creek 32 - 50 15 - Stone
culvert.
DALTON TO KINGSTON (34 MILES).
Swamp 8 - 250 25 - Hoowe
Creek truss
Oostenau 14 - 500 30 (?) Trestle Was 1,600
la and feet
bridge. long;
partly
filled
in.
Oothkalo 23 1/2 - 150 15 (?) Howe
ga Creek truss
Do 24 - 150 15 (?) do
KINGSTON TO ROME (15 MILES).
Barnsley's 4 - 150 20 - Trestle
Creek
(?) 10 - 150 20 - do
KINGSTON TO ATLANTA (62 MILES).
Two Run 3 - 150 20 - Trestle
Creek
Nance's 7 - 150 20 - do
Creek
Etowah a 14 - 500 142 - Howe truss
River and
trestle.
Allatoona 25 - 250 25 - Trestle
Creek 25
Proctor's 32 - 150 20 - do
Creek
Noonday 37 - 150 20 - do
Creek
Low Land 47 - 250 120 - Built Viad
trestle uct.
Chattanoo 55 - 400 50 - Howe truss Trac
chee k on
top.
a Two miles up Etowah River from railroad is C. S. Government furnace, rolling-mills, and gristmill.
All bridges have stone piers and abutments except trestle bridges.
All officers discovering errors, will please inform this office.
Compiled by Captain William E. Merrill, U. S. Engineers, chief topographical engineer, Army of the Cumberland.
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