John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge
Pedestrian bridge in Nashville, Tennessee
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.
John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge | |
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 John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, seen from Riverfront Park | |
| Coordinates | 36°9′43″N 86°46′20″W / 36.16194°N 86.77222°W |
| Carries | pedestrians and bicycles |
| Crosses | Cumberland River |
| Locale | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Maintained by | Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | multi-span truss bridge |
| Total length | 3,150 feet (960 m)[1] |
| Width | 36.4 feet (11.1 m) |
| Longest span | 317.8 feet (96.9 m) |
| Clearance above | 16 feet (4.9 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | July 5, 1909 |
| Location | |
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It was originally named the Shelby Street Bridge. It was renamed in April 2014 in honor of John Seigenthaler.[2]
References
change- ↑ 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. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
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