Tennessee River

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B.B. Comer Bridge (Jackson County, Alabama)
Built 1930
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Tennessee River on AL 35 at Scottsboro
Open to traffic

Bridgeport Railroad Walking Bridge (Jackson County, Alabama)
Served as the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis (later L&N) Railroad's main line from Nashville to Atlanta
Walking bridge, converted from a former L & N Railroad deck truss bridge
Open to pedestrians

C.C. Clay Bridge (Northbound) (Morgan County, Alabama)
Built 1931; Replaced 2006
Lost through truss bridge over Tennessee River on US 231/AL 53 in Huntsville
Demolished and replaced

Calvin J. Ward Bridge (Roane County, Tennessee)
Built 1931
Through truss bridge over Tennessee River on TN 58 in Kingston
Demolished and replaced.

Clark Memorial Bridge (McCracken County, Kentucky)
Built 1931
Three-span through truss bridge over Tennessee River on US 60 in Ledbetter
Closed to all traffic; bypassed by new bridge

CSX Tennessee River Bridge (barge channel spans) (Jackson County, Alabama)
Swing Span replaced by Vertical Lift Span
Camelback Warren through truss bridge over Tennessee River on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX-Norfolk Southern Tennessee River Drawbridge (Decatur) (Limestone County, Alabama)
Vertical Lift Drawbridge over Tennessee River in Decatur
Open to traffic

Eggner's Ferry Bridge (Marshall County, Kentucky)
Built 1932; one span demolished after strike from ship on January 26, 2012; reopened to traffic on May 25, 2012
Through truss bridge over Tennessee River on US 68/KY 80
Open to traffic

Fort Loudon Bridge (Loudon County, Tennessee)
Lenoir City Ferry once existed below dam. Bridge wasn't build on top of dam until much later.
Two-lane concrete deck girder bridge anchored to the Fort Loudon Dam, spanning the Tennessee River on US 321/TN 95 in Lenoir City
Open to traffic

Henley Street Bridge (Knox County, Tennessee)
Built 1930-31
Open spandrel dual ribbed concrete arch 6-span bridge over Tennessee River on U.S. 441 (State Highway 33) in downtown Knoxville #47-SR0033-06.72
Closed for rehabilitation.

John Snodgrass Bridge (Jackson County, Alabama)
2 year bridge project, finished in 1958
Through truss bridge over Tennessee River on AL 117 near Stevenson
Open to traffic

Johnsonville Railroad Bridge (Humphreys County, Tennessee)
Originally built 1867 as a timber Howe truss bridge; rebuilt or modified in 1873, 1893, 1900, and 1915; demolished 1945 with the creation of Kentucky Lake
Lost through truss swing bridge over Tennessee River on the NC&Stl Railway between Eva and (Old) Johnsonville
No longer exists

Keller Memorial Bridge (Morgan County, Alabama)
Built 1925; Rehabilitated 1964; Demolished 1998
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Tennessee River on Us 31 *
Replaced by new bridge

Kentucky Dam (Marshall County, Kentucky)
Built between 1938 and 1944; Roadway added 1950
Dam impounding the Tennessee River
Bridge is open to local traffic with a dedicated bicycle and pedestrian path

Loudon Steel Bridge (Loudon County, Tennessee)
Built 1929 as a toll bridge by the state; rehabilitated 1957; replaced 2004
Lost through truss bridge over Tennessee River on U.S. 11 in Loudon
Replaced by new bridge

Market Street Bridge (Hamilton County, Tennessee)
Built 1917
Bascule bridge over Tennessee River on Market Street (State Highway 8) in Chattanooga
Rehabilitated in 2006

NS Tennessee River Bridge (Hamilton County, Tennessee)
Built 1920
Vertical lift through truss bridge over Tennessee River on the Norfolk Southern Railway in Chattanooga
Open to railroad traffic

O'Neal Bridge (Colbert County, Alabama)
Built 1939
Cantilevered Warren through truss bridge over Tennessee River on US 43 between Florence and Sheffield
Open to traffic

Old Bridgeport Railroad Bridge (Jackson County, Alabama)
Destroyed by fire by Union Army in 1860s
Lost Through truss bridge over Tennessee River on Railroad
Destroyed by fire by Union Army in 1860s

Old Railroad Bridge (Lauderdale County, Alabama)
First bridge in location built in 1837, rebuilt several times through the years
Warren through truss bridge over Tennessee River on Walking trail on lower deck, abandon railway on upper deck
Open to pedestrians

Paris Landing Bridge (Henry County, Tennessee)
Built 1927; replaced 1992, one truss section preserved and relocated to the Scott Fitzhugh Bridge Pavilion in Paris Landing State Park Marina
Partially lost through truss bridge over Tennessee River on TN 76
Bridge replaced by new bridge but one original truss section has been retained, relocated, and preserved as part of the Scott Fitzhugh Bridge Pavilion in the Paris Landing State Park Marina

Pontoon Bridge (Morgan County, Alabama)
Built in 1864 for the Union Army
Lost Pontoon bridge over Tennessee River
No longer exists

Shelby Rhinehart Bridge (Marion County, Tennessee)
Built 1981, after replacing the South Pittsburg-New Hope Ferry
Steel through arch bridge over Tennessee River on State Highway 156 in South Pittsburg
Open to traffic

Tennessee River I-24 Bridge (Marshall County, Kentucky)
Built 1974 by the Allied Structural Steel Co.
Pair of steel through arch bridges over the Tennessee River on I-24
Open to traffic

Walnut Street Bridge (Hamilton County, Tennessee)
Built 1889-91
Six-span through truss bridge over the Tennessee River on Walnut Street in Chattanooga
Open to pedestrians only

Wheeler Dam Bridge (Lawrence County, Alabama)
Built 1937; rehabilitated 1962
Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Tennessee River on AL 101
Open to traffic

Wilson Dam Bridge (Colbert County, Alabama)
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1958
Girder bridge over Tennessee River on Res Rd
Open to traffic