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Before the Walnut Street Bridge became the heart of Chattanooga, it was almost torn down How a group of locals saved Chattanooga's favorite bridge March 4, 2025 by Kathy Bradshaw ...
Staff photo by Robin Rudd / In 2022, snowflakes adorn the Walnut Street Bridge. The bridge will be dark this holiday season as Chattanooga Parks and Outdoors forgoes the annual installation of ...
It was all a happy scene before such bridge-strolling activities will have to be moved to places like the newly opened lane on the Veterans Bridge until the fall of 2026. * * * [email protected] ...
Questioning Walnut Street Bridge Closure - And Response (2) Wednesday, February 12, 2025 ...
The demolition of the historic Chattanooga Car Barn is now underway in downtown Chattanooga to make room for a new hotel. One ...
The bridge running over Jordan Creek on Walnut Street is set to be replaced, with work starting Monday. The bridge, just east of Kansas Expressway, will close for one week to allow for preliminary ...
For two decades, from her signing with Columbia Records in 1923, to her death in a car accident in 1937 at age 43, for a time Bessie was the Beyoncé of her day: a beautiful, flamboyant jazz age star, ...
Knox News looked to other Tennessee cities for a clue. Chattanooga's Walnut Street Bridge set a blueprint The Walnut Street Bridge is Tennessee's oldest nonmilitary highway bridge, completed in 1891.
On March 17th, the reconstruction of Walnut Street Bridge is set to begin. With the bridge dating back to 1891 and in serious need of some care, this 35-million-dollar project will include an all ...
The Walnut Street Bridge was known as the People’s Choice when it opened in 1889. It was made of 14 prefabricated iron tresses set on stone piers, with seven spans on each side of City Island ...