This is in Elizabethton, TN. About 150 yards downstream is a modern bridge that survived the flood along with this 137 foot long bridge dating from 1882, so a mere 142 years old. It survived an early 20th century flood when a barn crashed into it as the barn floated down the Doe River. Another couple hundred yards further downstream is the most modern of the three. It did not survive and traffic is re-routed on the city bridge and into downtown while the bypass bridge remains closed for repairs. Seems to me the safest place for the next flood is on the bridge!
The debris in the last photo along with washed out foot bridges in beside the city bridge.
More on the old bridge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabethton_Covered_Bridge
