John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge
The John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge (previously called the Shelby Street Bridge or Shelby Avenue Bridge) is a truss bridge that spans the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It was originally opened on July 5, 1909. It was reopened as a pedestrian bridge on August 3, 2003. The bridge is 960 metres (3,150 feet) long.[1] It is one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.
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| Design | multi-span truss bridge |
| Clearance above | 16 feet (4.9 m) |
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It was originally named the Shelby Street Bridge. It was renamed in April 2014 in honor of John Seigenthaler.[2]
John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge Media
Shelby Street Bridge construction
John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge in the 1920s
John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge in 1998
As part of the bridge's renovation for pedestrian use, an extensive new lighting system was installed.
View from the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge in 2021, overlooking Cumberland River.
View of downtown Nashville from the John Siegenthaler Pedestrian Bridge.
View into downtown from the bridge.
View of the riverfront and downtown from the bridge.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 HAER TN-38, page 18. "The bridge has a total length of 3,150 feet, including the approaches and abutments. The bridge length between centerlines of bearings at abutments is 2,280 feet and 9.5 inches."
- ↑ Cass, Michael (April 29, 2014). "John Seigenthaler honored with renaming of bridge". The Tennessean. http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2014/04/29/john-seigenthaler-honored-renaming-bridge/8494057/. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
Other websites
Media related to John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
