Taylor Bridge Quarry.

Producer in Washington county in Tennessee, United States with commodities Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025330
MRDS ID K001169
Record type Site
Current site name Taylor Bridge Quarry.
Related records 10154623

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.47208, 36.20842 (WGS84)
Elevation 475
Relative position ON NORTH SIDE OF NOLICHUCKY RIVER AT TAYLOR BRIDGE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Erwin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nolichucky(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary
Limestone, General Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.47208, 36.20842

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 70 E
    Dip 50 SE
    Thickness 60.96M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1925
Production years 1925 - 1972

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Washington County Highway Department
    Home office Jonesboro, Tn.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Frank Philps
    Home office Jonesboro, Tn.

Comments on the production information

  • TRANSPORTATION-TRUCK; BENEFICIATION-DRY SCREENING , ON SITE MILL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HERSHEY, R. E., AND MAHER, S. W., 1963, LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 65, 231 P

  • Deposit

    1963 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, REPORT

  • Deposit

    MINING AND MINERAL PLANT INVENTORY, 1972, T.V.A., T.D.G. U.S.B.M., MANUSCRIPT

  • Deposit

    1972 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, INVENTORY

  • Production

    TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, 1972, MINE INVENTORY

  • Reserve-Resource

    TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MESA INSPECTION REPORT: MARCH 28 - 29 , 1972 . ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1973 Fagan, James M. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.