Tennessee River

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B.B. Comer Bridge (Jackson County, Alabama)
Built 1930; Demolished 2016
Cantilevered Warren through truss bridge over Tennessee River on State Highway 35 at Scottsboro
Demolished June 2, 2016

Blythe Ferry (Rhea County, Tennessee)
Built 1808; used on Trail of Tears 1838; Replaced by bridge 1994
Lost Ferry across Tennessee River on Ferry
Replaced by Highway 60 bridge; Historical markers in place

Bridgeport Railroad Bridge (Jackson County, Alabama)
Built ca 1851; Arson planned, but never attemped due to being well-guarded November 8th, 1861; Partially blown up by Confederate General Danville Leadbetter; Remaining spans burned by Union General Ormsby M. Mitchell
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Tennessee River on Nashville & Chattanooga Railway


Bridgeport Railroad Walking Bridge (Jackson County, Alabama)
Built 1887; four spans built 1900; Trusses modified in the 1930s
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
Demolished and replaced.

CSX - Decatur Drawbridge (Limestone County, Alabama)
First bridge built on this spot was burned during the Civil War, replaced with a pontoon bridge. A swing bridge was built in 1885, and it was replaced by this modern drawbridge in 1978-79.
Vertical Lift Drawbridge over Tennessee River in Decatur
Open to traffic

CSX - Tennessee River Bridge (Knoxville) (Knox County, Tennessee)
Built 1934, reconditioned 1966
Camelback through truss bridge over Tennessee River, Neyland Drive on CSX Railroad
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, demolished July 2016
Lost through truss bridge over Tennessee River on US 68/KY 80
Replaced by a new bridge

ET&G - Loudon Bridge (Loudon County, Tennessee)
Built ca 1850; Arson planned, but never attemped due to being well-guarded November 8th, 1861; Burned by retreating Confederates September 1st, 1863
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Tennessee River on East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad
Arsoned by retreating Confederates September 1st, 1863

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
Replaced by a new bridge

Gay Street Bridge (Knox County, Tennessee)
Built 1897, reconditioned 2004
Pratt deck-arched cantilevered truss over the Tennessee River on Gay Street
Open to traffic

Gay Street Bridge (Older) (Knox County, Tennessee)
Lost Bridge over Tennessee River on Gay Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Henley Street Bridge (Knox County, Tennessee)
Built 1930-31, Rehabilitated 2012-13
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
Open to traffic

Hickman Lockhart Memorial Bridge (Benton County, Tennessee)
Built 1940; replaced 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Tennessee River on US70
Replaced by a UCEB in 1980

I-24 Tennessee River 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

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 & 1987; 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

L&N - Bridgeport Swing Bridge (Jackson County, Alabama)
Swing span built 1892; 114'6" (East) truss replaced 1910 w/ a 114' 8¼” riveted span; 145' (West) truss replaced 1912 w/ a 2nd-hand 143'-3¾" riveted span fabricated in 1905; Swing replaced 1981
Camelback Warren through truss bridge over Tennessee River on CSX Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

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

Marion Memorial Bridge (Marion County, Tennessee)
Built 1929; tolls removed 1947; rehabilitated 1966, and raised 21 feet higher when Nickajack Lake was impounded. Closed permanently January 9, 2012; Demolished 2015
Lost 2 Parker K-Hybrid Camelback through trusses, and 2 Warren through trusses with Polygonal top chords, all riveted, over Nickajack Lake (Tennessee River)
Demolished

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 - Tenn Bridge (Hamilton County, Tennessee)
Built 1880-86, rebuilt 1917-20
Vertical lift through Warren 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 Railroad Bridge (Lauderdale County, Alabama)
Built 1893; Modified 1895, 1906, & 1962; Lift span relocated 1990
Warren through truss bridge over Tennessee River on Old Railroad Bridge Trail
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

Saulpaw Bridge (Knox County, Tennessee)
Built by GW Saulpaw 1880; Replaced by current bridge 1898
Lost wooden Howe through truss bridge over Tennessee River on Gay Street
Replaced by a new bridge

SBD - Tennessee River Bridge (Old) (Limestone County, Alabama)
Lost Through truss bridge over Tennessee River on Former Seaboard System Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Shelby Rhinehart Bridge (Marion County, Tennessee)
Built 1981, after replacing the South Pittsburg-New Hope Ferry
Modern bowstring tied-arch steel through truss bridge over Tennessee River on State Highway 156 in South Pittsburg
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