Walnut Street Bridge

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View from southeast Photo taken by James Baughn

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View from northeast Photo taken by James Baughn

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Oblique view from southeast Photo taken by James Baughn

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South portal Photo taken by James Baughn

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South span Photo taken by James Baughn

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South span truss Photo taken by James Baughn

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Main span Photo taken by James Baughn

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Main span truss Photo taken by James Baughn

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North spans Photo taken by James Baughn

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North approach Photo taken by James Baughn

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North approach deck view Photo taken by James Baughn

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North end Photo taken by James Baughn

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North portal Photo taken by James Baughn

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Deck view Photo taken by James Baughn

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Behind north portal Photo taken by James Baughn

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Behind south portal Photo taken by James Baughn

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Walkway Photo taken by James Baughn

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Overhead Photo taken by James Baughn

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South abutment Photo taken by James Baughn

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North abutment Photo taken by James Baughn

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North approach bent Photo taken by James Baughn

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Pier Photo taken by James Baughn

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End posts Photo taken by James Baughn

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Diagonal member Photo taken by James Baughn

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Eyebar joint Photo taken by James Baughn

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Turnbuckles Photo taken by James Baughn

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Vertical member Photo taken by James Baughn

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Middle joint Photo taken by James Baughn

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Plaque Photo taken by James Baughn

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Six-span through truss bridge over the Tennessee River on Walnut Street in Chattanooga

Location

Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee

Status

Open to pedestrians only

History

Built 1889-91

Builders

- Edwin Thacher
- Neely Smith & Co.
- Smith Bridge Co. of Toledo, Ohio

Design

From south to north:
Two pin-connected, 10-panel Pennsylvania through trusses, each 210 feet long
Three pin-connected, 16-panel Pennsylvania through trusses, each 320 feet long
One pin-connected, 10-panel Pennsylvania through truss, 210 feet long
Wrought-iron curved viaduct, 780 feet long

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 320.0 ft.
Total length: 2,370.0 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 1990

Approximate latitude, longitude

+35.05817, -85.30729   (decimal degrees)
35°03'29" N, 85°18'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/654360/3880803 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Chattanooga

Inventory numbers

NRHP 90000300 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 32555 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• March 10, 2010: Updated by Eddie Douthitt: Added Google Street View
• August 21, 2006: Posted all new photos

Sources 

• James Adorno
• HAER TN-11 - Walnut Street Bridge
• Wikipedia
• Eddie Douthitt - eddied62 [at] windstream [dot] net

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