42-44 JACKSON
county/comté/grafschaft
一廊桥
2 covered bridges/ponts couverts/bedeckte holzbrücken
Gainesboro
The . . . Bridges
42-44-a
West-north-west of Gainesboro off East Fork Road.
Over East Fork Wartrace Creek.
The . . . bridge.
WNW of Gainesboro. TN262 (Gladdice Hwy) N. (curves W.) 7.1 miles from jct with TN53 just W. of Gainesboro, N. (right) on TN262 (Wartrace Creek Rd.) 1.6 miles, right & continue N. on E Fork Rd. 1.6 miles to the bridge on the W. side of the road at 995.
2 spans 22’ or 6.7m.
Building dates unknown.
Stringer.
Photo El Sayre.
Cookeville
Papa's Bridges
42-44-B
North-west of Cookeville off Liberty Church Rd.
Over Blackburn Fork.
Papa's Bridge.
NW of Cookeville. US70N (Spring St.) W. 2.4 miles from jct with TN111 in Cookeville, N. on TN135 (Willow St.) 1.2 miles, W. on TN290 (12th St. - becomes Gainsboro Grade) 4.8 miles, right on Shipley Rd. & immediate left on Liberty Church Rd. 0.5 miles, veer right (N.) on lane w/J&S Farms sign 0.25 miles to the farm. Ask permission at the house. Bridge is 0.5 miles N. of the house. The structure on top of the bridge is a playhouse and sleeping area for his kids when they were growing up.
1 span 49’ or 14.9m.
Built in 1982.
Stringer.
Photo Harry Hill.