East Bank in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Shelby Street Bridge
Constructed 1909
— 2003 Rehabilitated —
Photographed By Shane Oliver, December 4, 2021
1. Shelby Street Bridge Marker
A duplicate of this marker stands on the other side of the bridge.
Inscription.
Shelby Street Bridge. Constructed 1909. Originally constructed in 1909, the Shelby Street Bridge reopened as a pedestrian-only bridge after an extensive renovation in 2003. Architecturally, the bridge was the first in North America utilizing concrete arched trusses, which have been reconstructed between 1st Avenue and the Cumberland River on the West bank.
Originally constructed in 1909, the Shelby Street Bridge reopened as a pedestrian-only bridge after an extensive renovation in 2003. Architecturally, the bridge was the first in North America utilizing concrete arched trusses, which have been reconstructed between 1st Avenue and the Cumberland River on the West bank.
Erected 2003.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.
Location. 36° 9.764′ N, 86° 46.284′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in East Bank. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37203, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. John Siegenthaler (Formerly Shelby Street) Pedestrian Bridge Entrancd
View is looking eastward across the Cumberland River towards Downtown Nashville. The John Siegenthaler Pedestrian Bridge marker is on the far-left side of the photo.
Photographed By S. C. McCullough, April 14, 2019
3. Shelby Street Bridge Marker
Photographed By S. C. McCullough, April 14, 2019
4. Shelby Street Bridge
Now known as the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge.
Photo from the Charles W. Cook, Jr. Digital Images Collection(courtesy of the Nashville Public Lib.), 1909
5. Construction of the Shelby Street Bridge, circa 1909
"A view of the construction of the Sparkman Street Bridge, later renamed Shelby Street Bridge, built along the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville. The original official name of the bridge was the Broadway Bridge. The bridge was completed in 1909, spanning the Cumberland River to link East Nashville to the downtown area. The construction of this bridge was considered very innovative, with concrete trusses making a new underneath support system. The Nashville Bridge Company was on the east side of the river. The Foster & Creighton Company were the contractors for the bridge (specifically Foster-Creighton-Gould Company), a family-owned construction company founded in Nashville circa 1885 by Wilbur Fisk Foster and Robert T. Creighton. In 1986, the bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places. In 2003, the bridge reopened as a pedestrian walkway. The bridge was the first one in North America to have concrete arched trusses. Howard M. Jones, a railroad engineer, was employed by the county as its designer...."
Photographed By Shane Oliver, December 4, 2021
6. John Siegenthaler Pedestrian Bridge Marker
A duplicate of this marker stands at the other end of the bridge.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2019, by S. C. McCullough of Charlotte, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 378 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on December 26, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 3, 4. submitted on May 30, 2019, by S. C. McCullough of Charlotte, North Carolina. 5. submitted on June 1, 2019. 6. submitted on December 26, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.