Location: 36° 20.833′ N, 82° 12.724′ W. Marker is in Elizabethton, Tennessee, in Carter County. Marker is at the intersection of South Riverside Drive and 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on South Riverside Drive. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elizabethton TN 37643, United States of America.
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Marker Text: This bridge over Doe River was built early in 1882 at a cost to the county of $3000 for the bridge and $300 for the approaches. The site was chosen by J.J. McCorkle, Wiley Christian and H.M. Rentfro. The committee were Thomas E. Matson, Engineer, W.M. Folsom, J.C. Folsom, J.C. Smith, Dr. James M. Cameron and J.M. Somberly. Dr. E.E. Hunter was contractor and George Linda mood supervisor.