Newport in Cocke County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Swinging Bridge

Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 16, 2018

1. Swinging Bridge Marker

Inscription. A swinging bridge crossed the river just east of this spot, 1914-1924. It provided access to the G.L. Goughnour home on the cliff as well as access to town from Warford Road.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts.

Location. 35° 58.051′ N, 83° 10.834′ W. Marker is in Newport, Tennessee, in Cocke County. It is on River Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newport TN 37821, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Great Smoky Mountains.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Warford (here, next to this marker); The Cross (here, next to this marker); Cocke County War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cocke County Organized - 1797 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cocke County Veterans Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); City Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); Kiffin Yates Rockwell (approx. 0.4 miles away); Newport Grammar School (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The War Ford (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

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Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 16, 2018

2. Swinging Bridge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,104 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 18, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.