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Facts
- Overview
- Bascule bridge over Tennessee River on Market Street (State Highway 8) in Chattanooga
- Location
- Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
- Status
- Rehabilitated in 2006
- History
- Built 1917
- Design
- Bascule Steel through arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 358.8 ft.
Total length: 1,894.5 ft.
Deck width: 36.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.4 ft.
- Also called
- Chief John Ross Bridge (official name)
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +35.05897, -85.30909 (decimal degrees)
35°03'32" N, 85°18'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/654195/3880889 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Chattanooga
- Inventory number
- BH 32545 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 08/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 56.9 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
- 21,240
Sources
- James Adorno - adorno423 [at] aol [dot] com
- Wikipedia
- Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Comments
Market Street Bridge
The Market Street Bridge is also known as the "Chief John Ross Bridge" for Chief John Ross, the last leader of the Cherokee Nation before their removal in the 1830s. His trading post sat on the south bank of the river near present day Ross's Landing.
Market Street Bridge
hope that it has been refurbished up there in that area of tennessee sure is beautiful country side town were its located at
Market Street Bridge
Aditional Images
Market Street Bridge Picture
Bridge Plate
Market Street Bridge
The bridge rehab is on schedule and scheduled to open in September 2007. I'll be there!