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Old bridge at Hanging Rock On my way to Hanging Rock, I
passed this very old bridge. I can't tell you much about it, other than
it is very old, but it is still an interesting sight. Perhaps someone
could inform me on the technique in which this bridge was built?  When
arriving at Hanging Rock Park, located in the Jefferson National
Forest, I found a variety of different colors and sounds. You can see
the influence from the continuously flowing water. Hundreds of years of
eroding rock and soil to form such a beautiful location.
Little Stoney Creek was a popular location for moonshiners back in the day. The frigidly cold water, flowing from the top of High Knob, is said to make the best moonshine around. Want to be notified when new comments are posted on this page? Click on the RSS button after you add a comment to subscribe to the comment feed, or simply check the box beside "email replies to me" while writing your comment. |
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It's a log bridge, which is technically a beam bridge. The foundations seem to have been reinforced to keep them from washing away. Bridges like these are only suitable for short spans; they aren't rigid enough for a long span. The deflection of such a simply supported beam is proportional to the third power of the length. So a beam twice as long would flex eight times as much, everything else being equal.
You'd need something like a truss bridge (or extra abutments midstream) for a longer bridge.
What fish in there? Saw in Germany mt. Stream diverted to good size pool Stocked with trout. Buisness only open one day a week to sell fresh fish