Market Street Bridge - Chattanooga, Tennessee
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Scooter Bill
N 35° 03.504 W 085° 18.559
16S E 654175 N 3880826
The Market Street Bridge, officially referred to as the John Ross Bridge, is a bascule bridge that spans the Tennessee River between downtown Chattanooga and the Northshore District.
Waymark Code: WM2N4W
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 11/24/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member tiki-4
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The John Ross Bridge carries North Market Street (formerly designated as U.S. Highway 127), and was named in honor of Cherokee Chief John Ross. The bridge was completed in 1917 at a cost of $1 million. In the mid 1970s, the southern terminus of US-127 was moved several miles north to the intersection of Dayton Avenue and Signal Mountain Boulevard in the nearby suburb of Red Bank.
Bridge Type: Drawbridge (Bascule Bridge)

Built: 01/01/1917

Pedestrian Traffic: yes

Bicycle Traffic: yes

Vehicular Traffic: yes

Railway Traffic: no

Span: Not listed
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