947 Series III Volume V- Serial 126 - Union Letters, Orders, Reports
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Statement of bridges and trestles on the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad-Continued.
Distance Name Numb Heights Length Remarks
from er
Nashvill of
e span
s of
bent
s
Miles. Feet. Feet.
53 Trestle 37 13-12 470
53.44 ...do... 2 18 40
54.19 ...do... 62 30-48 910
55.79 ...do... 70 40-72 980
56.18 ...do... 11 30-39 180
Branch Trace 1 7 24
Creek
60.05 .............. 2 8 47
63.56 Trace Creek. 2 14 216 Slightly
injured and
repaired.
64.01 .............. 1 10 20
64.61 Flood Creek 2 3 30
66.51 ...do... 3 4 35
71.44 .............. 22 18 272
73.08 Trace Creek 1 25 114 Rebuilt
four times.
74.44 Trestle 3 15 66
78 Trestle at 121 12-18 1,525
Johnsonville
Total --
------
15,956
Or 3 miles and 114 feet.
Add to this amount rebuilt, 5,366 feet, and we have a total of four miles and 200 feet of bridging and trestle on this road built by the Government. The lumber consumed in these structures amounted to 4,098,509 feet, B. M. A portion of this bringing was built by contract, amounting to $182,789.11
The following table shows the location of an amount of lumber in the buildings on this road:
For what purpose Location Lumber Shingle Remarks
s
Feet, B.
M.
House for Nashville 8,000 5,000
trackmen
House for ...do... 1,500 ----
switchmen
Tool-house ...do... 3,000 5,000
House for Section 3 7,863 5,000
trackmen
Do Section 6 5,000 5,000
Telegraph office Section 18 6,000 ---- Destroyed.
House for Section 20 5,728 5,000
trackmen
Do Section 24 15,037 ---- Do.
Telegraph office ...do... 8,500 3,500 Destroyed
and
rebuilt.
Blacksmith shop ...do... 5,000 ----
Outbuildings ...do... 800 ---- Do.
House for Section 29 10,162 ----
trackmen
Telegraph office Section 32 5,000 3,500
Do Section 42 11,000 3,500 Do.
Do Section 50 11,000 3,500 Do.
House for ...do... 4,000 ---- Destroyed.
trainmen
House for ...do... 2,800 ---- Do.
trackmen
Telegraph office Section 57 4,800 ---- Do.
Do Section 66 6,800 ---- Do.
House for Section 77 6,800 ---- Do.
trackmen
House for Johnsonvill 18,200 4,200 Do.
yardmen e
House for ...do... 25,200 22,000 Do.
engineers and
firemen
House for ...do... 28,900 21,000 Do.
station agent
Outbuildings ...do... 1,000 ---- Do.
Wheelwright shop ...do... 5,570 ---- Do.
Blacksmith shop ...do... 5,000 ---- Do.
Saw-mill ...do... 6,656 ---- Destroyed
and
rebuilt.
House for ...do... 11,800 ---- Destroyed.
carpenters
Depot ...do... 175,000 90,000 Destroyed
and
rebuilt.
House for ...do... 110,400 ----
railroad
purposes
House for track ...do... 6,540 ----
hands
House for mill ...do... 20,000 ----
hands
Upper freight- ...do... 1,097,600 566,000 Destroyed.
house
Lower freight- ...do... 165,000 ---- Destroyed
house and partly
rebuilt.
Total ........... 1,805,656 742,000
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