Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County
Characteristics
Design
multi-span truss bridge
Total length
3,150 feet (960 m)[1]
Width
36.4 feet (11.1 m)
Longest span
317.8 feet (96.9 m)
Clearance above
16 feet (4.9 m)
History
Opened
July 5, 1909
Location
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
^ ab"The bridge has a total length of 3,150 feet, including the approaches and abutments. The bridge length between centerlines of bearings at abutments is 2,280 feet and 9.5 inches," according to Slater, Margaret; Skinner, Nancy (August 1998). "Sparkman Street Bridge" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 18. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
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