Bridges at Savage Gulf

Bridges in the Savage Gulf Area


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The Friends of Short Springs plan to build a suspension bridge in 2006. Below are examples of suspension bridge fabrication details witnessed on one of two bridges on the North Rim and Savage Day Loop trails in the South Cumberland Recreation Area in Tennessee. Pictures were taken by S. Coulter 04/05 and 04/06/06.

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At the end there was a large concrete block, with a vertical pin. A large clevis connected to the vertical pin. The clevis was the end of the main footbed supporting cable. That cable was at least 1 inch in diameter. The handrail cable came down and connected to the same clevis
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Each section of the footbed was 12 ft long. Hog wire is stapled to the cross members under the footbed and comes up and wraps around the handrail cable. On another bridge, the lower end of the hogwire cable was connected in just a few places under the footbed and a small child could easily slip thru off the edge of the footbed.
Hogwire connected to handrail cable.

Wire stapled to footbed
Post at junction of entry ramp and suspended section, supporting handrail cable. On another bridge, the cable went over the top in a tray-like affair.
Junction of entry ramp and suspended section,
Whole bridge, approximately 50 ft long