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938 Series III Volume V- Serial 126 - Union Letters, Orders, Reports

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Sidings.

Location. Feet.

Eaton Depot 1,000

Nashville Junction 8,025

Brentwood 300

Franklin 290

Columbia 1,150

Prospect 600

Athens 1,480

Decatur Junction 1,170

14,015

Add main track rebuilt 163,680

Total 177,695

Or 34 miles 815 feet.

Bridges.

No. Location. Height. Length.

Feet. Feet.

1 Brown's Creek

12 38

2 Little Harpeth 14 74

3 Spencer's Creek 17 38

4 Big Harpeth 38 187

5 West Harpeth 13 58

6 Near Spring Hill 12 53

7 Spring Creek 15 21

8 Carter's Creek, No. 1. 18 112

9 Carter's Creek, No. 2. 21 184

10 Carter's Creek, No. 3. 20 94

11 Carter's Creek, No. 4. 20 94

12 Carter's Creek, No. 5. 30 235

13 Rutherford's Creek, No. 1. 26 130

14 Rutherford's Creek, No. 2. 27 265

15 Rutherford's Creek, No. 3. 30 295

16 Rutherford's Creek, No. 4. 50 270

17 Duck River 72 627

18 Lytle's Creek 14 22

19 Hurricane Creek 14 22

20 Harris Trestle 29 232

21 Kalioka Trestle 37 1,130

22 Grace's Trestle 42 637

23 Robinson's Forks 18 126

24 Richland Creek, No. 1 32 160

25 Richland Creek, No. 2 37 180

26 Richland Creek, No. 3 35 180

27 Pigeon Roost Creek 12 50

28 Richland Creek, No. 4 41 315

29 Tunnel Trestle 38 822

30 Elk River 40 625

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10 48

32 Mill Creek 30 330

33 White Sulphur 71 570

34 Mud Creek 5 62

35 ....do.... 9 102

36 Athens Creek 10 134

37 ....do.... 11 64

38 Swan Creek 11 340

39 ....do.... 11 129

40 Black Creek 6 225

41 Junction Trestle 16 275

Total ---- 9,555

No. Remarks. Rebuilt.

Feet.

1 Not destroyed

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4 Rebuilt twice and partly rebuilt twice 454

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8 Rebuilt twice and partly rebuilt twice 286

9 ....do.... 470

10 ....do.... 235

11 Rebuilt twice and partly rebuilt once 228

12 Rebuilt twice and partly rebuilt twice 587

13 Rebuilt three times and partly rebuilt 455

twice.

14 Rebuilt twice and partly rebuilt three 723

times.

15 ....do.... 811

16 Rebuilt twice and partly rebuilt twice 676

17 Rebuilt twice 1,254

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21 Rebuilt 1,130

22 ....do.... 637

23 ....do.... 126

24 Rebuilt twice 320

25 ....do.... 360

26 ....do.... 360

27 Rebuilt 50

28 Rebuilt twice 630

29 Rebuilt 822

30 Rebuilt three times 1,875

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32 Rebuilt 330

33 ....do.... 570

34 ....do.... 62

35 ....do.... 102

36 ....do.... 134

37 ....do.... 64

38 ....do.... 340

39 ....do.... 129

40 ....do.... 225

41 ....do.... 275

14,720

Feet.

Total bridging................................. 9,555

Amount rebuilt.................................14,720

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Total built by Government.....................24,475

Or 4 miles 3,155 feet.

A portion of this bridging was built by contract, the cost of which amounted to $637,768.46.


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