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Alvin C. York Bridge

Coordinates: 35°37′38″N 88°01′56″W / 35.62722°N 88.03222°W / 35.62722; -88.03222
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Alvin C. York Bridge
Coordinates35°37′38″N 88°01′56″W / 35.62722°N 88.03222°W / 35.62722; -88.03222
CarriesU.S. Route 412
CrossesTennessee River
LocalePerry County, Tennessee, and Decatur County, Tennessee, United States
Characteristics
Longest span440 ft (130 m)
History
Opened1986
Location
Map

The Alvin C. York Bridge is a continuous box girder bridge that carries U.S. Route 412 across the Tennessee River, connecting Perry County, Tennessee, and Decatur County, Tennessee. It was completed in 1986 to replace an earlier through truss bridge of the same name built in 1930. The largest single span is 440 feet (130 m).[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Alvin C. York Bridge now open to traffic". The Tennessean. No. 200. October 4, 1986.
  2. ^ Janssen, Sarah (2011). World Almanac and Book of Facts. New York: World Almanac Books. p. 725. ISBN 978-1-60057-133-6.