East Bank in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Gateway Bridge

Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge

cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), November 14, 2010

1. Gateway Bridge Marker

Inscription. Opening in May 2004, Gateway Bridge has become a modern landmark in the Nashville skyline. In January 2006, the Metro Council redesignated the bridge the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge, honoring 134,000 Tennesseans in military service during the Korean War from 1950-1953.

The 550-foot steel arch bridge crossing the Cumberland River serves the traffic that was previously routed across the Shelby Street Bridge.

Bill Purcell, Mayor
Howard Gentry, Vice Mayor
Mike Jameson, District Council Member
Billy Lynch, Director of Public Works • Mark Macy, Director of Engineering • Jim Snyder, Capital Manager • Gerald Nicely, TDOT Commissioner • Paul Degges, TDOT Chief Engineer • Terry York, TDOT Project Manager • Consultant: HNTB • Contractor: Bell & Associates
May 2004

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • War, Korean. A significant historical month for this entry is May 2004.

Location. 36° 9.838′ N, 86° 46.096′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in East Bank. Marker is on Korean Veterans Boulevard south of South 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south. Marker is at the end of the pedestrian wall on the northbound side. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37213, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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within walking distance of this marker. Nashville Bridge Company (approx. 0.2 miles away); Shelby Street Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Surrender of Nashville East Bank of the Cumberland (approx. ¼ mile away); Demonbreum's Cave (approx. 0.3 miles away); The First Peoples (approx. 0.4 miles away); Native American Plaza (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Bluff Station (approx. 0.4 miles away); Colonel John Donelson (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge image. Click for full size.

cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), November 20, 2010

2. Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge

The bridge carries Korean Veterans Boulevard traffic across the Cumberland River.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 284 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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