Townsend to make covered bridge out of old Kinzel Springs span
By Iva Butlerivab@thedailytimes.com
Originally published: November 06. 2009 3:01AM
Last modified: November 06. 2009 12:00AM
Blount County Highway Superintendent Bill Dunlap is reviving a plan to put a covered bridge in Townsend.
The plan is to turn the old one-lane concrete bridge at Kinzel Springs into a covered bridge for pedestrians and bicyclists.
The bridge is adjacent to a new $1.4 million two-lane concrete bridge on Cameron Road over Little River that was completed in August. Both bridges have remained open, but the county will be closing the old bridge to vehicular traffic this week.
Dunlap said that by the time the county hires a consulting firm/engineer and gets an actual drawing, it will likely be late winter or early spring before the work can begin.
Once under way, Dunlap estimated it would take a month to six weeks to complete the bridge work.
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