LITTLE CHUCKY CREEK
GREENE COUNTY
BUILT - 1923
Length - 57' ... E. of Warrensburg. Warrensburg Rd. (TN340) SE 1.4 miles from jct with Fish Hatchery Rd. (TN340) in Warrensburg, E. on Warrensburg Rd. (TN349) 1.7 miles to the bridge on the N. side of the road. The E.A. Bible family hired A.A. McLean to build this bridge to improve access to the main road from their farm. At the time, it had no side windows. In 1940, Greene County purchased it for $750. The Greene County Heritage Trust rehabilitated it, including a new exterior covering with three pedimented windows on each side, also roof bracings and a shingle roof. In 1975 it became a historical structure. Restoration of the bridge was completed in the fall of 2004 by the Greene County Highway Department with the help of a grant from the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The bridge retains the original wooden and steel truss members from 1923, the original concrete substructure, the original floor. Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Closed to motor traffic. Truss Type - Covered Queenpost Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 42-30-01
GPS +36.12418, -83.05319
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