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Tenbridge is a vertical-lift railroad bridge over the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It has a main span of 310 feet (94 m). The original span was a swing span with a center pivot that was originally built in ca. 1879/1880. It was replaced by a vertical lift span in 1917, but the lift towers and machinery were not installed until ...
Built in 1890, the 2,376-foot-long (724 m) Walnut Street Bridge connects Chattanooga, Tennessee 's downtown with North Chattanooga. The bridge's main spans are pin-connected Pennsylvania through truss spans. The top chord of these truss spans are configured in five sections, making the spans similar to the Camelback truss design.
The Market Street Bridge, officially referred to as the John Ross Bridge, is a bascule bridge that spans the Tennessee River between downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the Northshore District. It carries North Market Street (formerly designated as U.S. Route 127 ), and was named in honor of Cherokee Chief John Ross.
Battle of Chattanooga by Thure de Thulstrup. Ulysses S. Grant uses a field glass to follow the Union assault on Missionary Ridge. Grant is joined by Generals Gordon Granger (left) and George H. Thomas. About 20,000 Confederates were defending the center of the ridge against which Thomas's men marched, overlapping the Union approach on both ends.
The P. R. Olgiati Bridge, often called the " Ol' Johnny " or " Ol' Jolly ", [3] is a steel girder bridge across the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee completed in 1959. It is named for former mayor and long time political boss of Chattanooga, P.R. Olgiati. Chattanooga was a growing city during the 1950s.
Chattanooga ( / ˌtʃætəˈnuːɡə / CHAT-ə-NOO-gə) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. It is located along the Tennessee River, and borders Georgia to the south. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, [ 9] it is Tennessee's fourth-most populous city and one of the two principal cities of East ...
Location. The Wilkes T. Thrasher Bridge is a 4-lane road bridge located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. [1] It opened in 1955 as a two lane road after much pressure from Wilkes T. Thrasher, a prominent Hamilton County Judge, to the Federal Government. In the 1980's, the bridge was widened to four lanes. Traffic was rerouted via the neighboring C.B ...
Apr. 15—Attention Chattanooga drivers and anyone looking to travel Interstate 24 the next two weekends: Plan ahead, it could be slow going. For more than 50 consecutive hours this weekend and ...