The antebellum N&NW, originally intended to connect Nashville with the Mississippi River at Hickman, Kentucky, was incomplete when the Civil War began.  The eastern portion had only been completed from Nashville to Kingston Springs, while the western portion ran from Hickman, Kentucky, to McKenzie, Tennessee.  USMRR completed the eastern portion to Johnsonville on the Tennessee River, where a substantial Federal supply depot was developed.  The remaining gap was not completed until after the war.  (Note that USMRR provided mileages from Nashville for many of the items in the listing.)

N&NW FROM NASHVILLE TO JOHNSONVILLE

Nashville
- House for trackmen
- House for switchmen
- Tool-house

Nashville Trestle (mile 0) 170 bents, 21-28’ H, 2,151’ L

House for trackmen (section 3?)

Richland Creek bridge #1 (mile 4.57) 2 spans/bents, 15’ H, 76’ L, rebuilt once

House for trackmen (section 6?)

Richland Creek bridge #2 (mile 5.36) 1 span/bent, 9’ H, 66’ L, rebuilt twice

Richland Creek bridge #3 (mile 5.75) 1 span/bent, 9’ H, 65’ L, rebuilt twice

Belle Meade

Branch Richland Creek bridge (mile 6.53) 2 spans/bents, 10’ H, 35’ L

Branch Richland Creek bridge (mile 6.72) 1 span/bent, 8’ H, 17’ L

Branch Richland Creek bridge (mile ?) 1 span/bent, 8’ H, 26’ L

Water tank (mile 7.5)

Bridge over road (mile 7.52) 1 span/bent, 10’ H, 32’ L

Vaughn’s

Trestle over road (mile 8.91) 6 bents, 20’ H, 75’ L, rebuilt 5 times

Belleview

Harpeth River bridge #1 (mile 13.39) 2 spans/bents, 34’ H, 87’ L, rebuilt 5 times

Harpeth River bridge #2 (mile 13.94) 2 spans/bents, 36’ H, 201.5’ L, rebuilt 4 times

Harpeth River bridge #3 (mile 15.31) 1 span/bent, 42’ H, 180’ L, rebuilt 4 times

Newsom’s

Water tank (mile 16.25) (discontinued)

Harpeth River bridge #4 (mile 17.43) 2 spans/bents, 38’ H, 201.4’ L, rebuilt 4 times

Water tank (mile 17.5) (destroyed and rebuilt)

Telegraph office (section 18?) (destroyed)

House for trackmen (section 20?)

[Pegram—Civil War vintage?]

Harpeth River bridge #5 (mile 21.21) 1 span/bent, 32’ H, 236.9’ L, rebuilt 4 times

Harpeth River bridge #6 (mile 23.14) 12 spans/bents, 24’ H, 180’ L

Harpeth River bridge #6 (mile ?) 2 spans/bents, 24’ H, 201.8’ L, rebuilt once

Harpeth River bridge #7 (mile 23.56) 10 spans/bents, 24-30’ H, 180’ L

Harpeth River bridge #7 (mile ?) 2 spans/bents, 33’ H, 203.3’ L, rebuilt once

Kingston Springs [terminus at beginning of war]
- House for trackman (section 24?) (destroyed)
- Telegraph office (section 24?) (destroyed and rebuilt)
- Blacksmith shop (section 24?)
- Outbuildings (section 24?) (destroyed and rebuilt)

Water tank (mile 24.5) (destroyed)

Turnbull River trestle (mile 24.66) 43 bents, 12’ H, 516’ L

Turnbull River trestle (mile 24.66) 2 bents, 27’ H, 259’ L

Turnbull River trestle (mile 24.66) 20 bents, 20-25’ H, 270’ L

Trestle (25.37 miles) 66 bents, 20-32’ H, 792’ L

Sullivan’s Branch bridge (25.66 miles) 3 bents/spans, 16’ H, 39’ L, rebuilt twice

Sullivan’s Branch bridge (25.66 miles) 1 bent/span, 48’ H, 89.7’ L

Sullivan’s Branch trestle (25.66 miles) 102 bents, 26-46’ H, 1,326’ L

Trestle (26.44 miles) 17 bents, 36-26’ H, 306’ L

Trestle (27.18 miles) 21 bents, 38-24’ H, 262’ L

Water tank (mile 27.5)

Water tank (mile 28)

House for trackmen (section 29?)

White Bluff Station

Telegraph office (section 32?)

[Burns—Civil War vintage?]

Trestle (40.95 miles) 18 bents, 17-28’ H, 238’ L

Trestle (41.71 miles) 17 bents, 14-25’ H, 225’ L

[Dickson—Civil War vintage?]

Telegraph office (section 42?) (destroyed and rebuilt)

Water tank (mile 45)

Trestle (47.53 miles) 75 bents, 20-23’ H, 1,067’ L

Trestle (49.49 miles) 30 bents, 19’ H, 442’ L

Gilliam’s Station (now Tennessee City)
- Telegraph office (section 50?) (destroyed and rebuilt)
- House for trainmen (section 50?) (destroyed)
- House for trackmen (section 50?) (destroyed)

Trestle (52 miles) 58 bents, 7-13’ H, 837’ L

Trestle (52.38 miles) 8 bents, 10’ H, 145’ L

Trestle (53 miles) 37 bents, 13-12’ H, 470’ L

Trestle (53.44 miles) 2 bents, 18’ H, 40’ L

Two water tanks (53.5 miles)

Trestle (54.19 miles) 62 bents, 30-48’ H, 910’ L

Trestle (55.79 miles) 70 bents, 40-72’ H, 980’ L

Trestle (56.18 miles) 11 bents, 30-39’ H, 180’ L

[McEwen—Civil War vintage?]

Telegraph office (section 57?) (destroyed)

Water tank (59.25 miles) (destroyed)

Branch Trace Creek bridge (? Miles) 1 bent/span, 7’ H, 24’ L

Branch Trace Creek bridge (60.5 miles) 2 bents/spans, 8’ H, 47’ L

Trace Creek bridge (63.56 miles) 2 bents/spans, 14’ H, 216’ L, repaired

Bridge (64.01 miles) 1 bent/span, 10’ H, 20’ L

Flood Creek bridge (64.61 miles) 2 bents/spans, 3’ H, 30’ L

Telegraph office (section 66?) (destroyed)

Water tank (66.25 miles) (destroyed)

Flood Creek bridge (66.51 miles) 3 bents/spans, 4’ H, 35’ L

Waverly

Trestle (71.44 miles) 22 bents, 18’ H, 272 ‘L

Water tank (71.75 miles)

Trace Creek bridge (73.08 miles) 1 bent/span, 25’ H, 114’ L, rebuilt 4 times

Trestle (74.44 miles) 3 bents/spans, 15’ H, 66’ L

[Denver—Civil War vintage?]

Water tank (75.25 miles) (destroyed and rebuilt)

House for trackmen (section 77?) (destroyed)

Water tank (77.5 miles) (destroyed and rebuilt)

Johnsonville
- Trestle (78 miles) 121 bents, 12-18’ H, 1,525’ L
- Two water tanks (78 miles)
- House for yardmen (destroyed)
- House for engineers and firemen (destroyed)
- House for station agent (destroyed)
- Outbuildings (destroyed)
- Wheelwright shop (destroyed)
- Blacksmith shop (destroyed)
- Saw-mill (destroyed and rebuilt)
- House for carpenters (destroyed)
- Depot (destroyed and rebuilt)
- House for railroad purposes
- House for mill hands
- Upper freight-house (600’ L by 90’ W) (cable system to haul cars from boats) (destroyed)
- Lower freight-house (600’ L by 30’ W) (destroyed and partly rebuilt)
 

N&NW FROM HICKMAN (KY) TO MACKENZIE (TN)

Hickman, KY

Union City

Jacksonville

Gardner’s

Ralston

Dresden

Oak

McKenzie
 

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Last update:  March 31, 2000