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Gay Street Bridge

Knoxville's Oldest Bridge, a Spandrel-braced (cantilever) arch bridge built in 1897. View looking southbound

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in May 2008

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Gay Street Bridge, looking northbound

A profile of the Spandrel-braced (cantilever) arch style of bridge-building.

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in May 2008

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Gay Street Bridge, Barge Navigation Span in Center

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Gay Street Bridge, looking Northbound toward Downtown

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Renovated Surface, northbound toward Downtown

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Gay Street Bridge, new railing

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Close Up of a Pier, Channel Span to the left, Navigation Channel to right

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Gay Street Bridge, with Neyland Drive in foreground

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Facts 

Overview
Spandrel-braced (cantliver) arch, concrete deck bridge over Tennessee River on Gay Street in Knoxville
Location
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1897
Builder
- Youngstown Bridge Co. of Youngstown, Ohio
Design
A spandrel-braced (cantilever) arch bridge with concrete deck, the only bridge of its type in Tennessee.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 252.0 ft.
Total length: 1,486.0 ft.
Deck width: 29.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.6 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
USGS topographic map
Knoxville
Inventory number
BH 32587 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2007)
Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 82.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
3,410

Categories 

19th Century (1,838)
Arch (7,640)
Built 1897 (72)
Built during 1890s (695)
Deck arch (6,722)
Knox County, Tennessee (24)
Knoxville, Tennessee (7)
NR-listed (1,520)
Open (21,823)
Open-spandrel arch (219)
Owned by city (1,981)
Span length 250-500 feet (587)
Structurally deficient (10,852)
Tennessee (378)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (715)
Youngstown Bridge Co. (15)

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