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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. The bridge spans 3,150 feet (960 m) [1] and is one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world. Shelby Street Bridge construction
The idea of building the Gateway Bridge was conceived in 1996, as a way to turn the 1909 Shelby Street Bridge into a pedestrian bridge. [2] The Shelby Street Bridge had later been renamed the Korean War Veterans of Tennessee Memorial Bridge, and a commemorative plaque was installed. [3] In 1998, the Shelby Street Bridge was closed to traffic.
This is a complete list of current bridges and other crossings of the Cumberland River from the Ohio River near Smithland upstream through northern Tennessee to the split into Martin's Fork and the Poor Fork near Baxter, in Harlan County, Kentucky.
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said Bon Jovi and his team were at the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge as a woman stood precariously over the Cumberland River.
Suspension bridge built over the Cumberland River. [5] Population: 10,165. [11] 1851 Nashville Gas Light Company in operation. [5] Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway starts operating. 1852 Public school system inaugurated. [5] Davidson County Jail built. [5] 1854 Southern Methodist Publishing House headquartered in Nashville. [15]
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said on social media Wednesday that the musician and his team helped a woman on the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge.
Jon Bon Jovi was filming a music video on Tuesday, Sept. 10 when he helped save a woman in crisis on a Nashville pedestrian bridge. On Wednesday, Sept. 11, the Metropolitan Nashville Police ...
On April 29, 2014, the bridge was renamed the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge. [8] In July 1957, Seigenthaler began a battle to eliminate corruption within the local branch of the Teamsters, noting the criminal backgrounds of key employees, along with the use of intimidation in keeping news of certain union activities quiet.