Nashville is a river city, which means it’s not too difficult to find a good bridge or two scattered across the city. You’ll find country bridges, haphazard and encumbered with adventurous kids, highway-level throughways and the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, the iconic walking bridge located right in the heart of Nashville. A great date spot and a historic walk back in time, this just might be one of the most visited sites in Nashville.
Adam Norwood - Flickr The Nashville skyline has grown in the last few years, becoming one of the most iconic sights in the state of Tennessee. It spans the Cumberland River, and operates as one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.
Wikipedia At 3,150 feet, crossing the Pedestrian Bridge from downtown to Nissan Stadium - or vice versa, of course - operates as a true Nashville experience.
GoogleMaps The bridge was originally known as the Sparkman Street Bridge, upon its initial construction, and was the first bridge in North America to boast concrete arched trusses.
Wikipedia Here you can see a shot of the bridge way back in the 1920’s, almost an entire century ago…
Wikipedia …and here’s another shot of the Nashville bridge in 1998.
Wikipedia In the same year as the photo above, 1998, the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge was admitted to the National Register of Historic Places for its truss design.
Sharon Mollerus - Flickr Officially closed to vehicular traffic in 1998, it was refurbished and reopened as a Pedestrian Bridge as a part of the Metro Nashville Greenway system. You may have seen it show its bright and iconic face in a few music videos as well, including Dolly Parton’s video, “Together You and I”.
Sean Davis - Flickr The bridge itself was officially renamed what it’s now known as, the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, in 2014. It’s forever a part of Nashville’s heritage, and forever a part of our hearts.
Check out this historic pioneer settlement right outside of Nashville if you’re looking for a bit more of an adventure.
Adam Norwood - Flickr
The Nashville skyline has grown in the last few years, becoming one of the most iconic sights in the state of Tennessee. It spans the Cumberland River, and operates as one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.
Wikipedia
At 3,150 feet, crossing the Pedestrian Bridge from downtown to Nissan Stadium - or vice versa, of course - operates as a true Nashville experience.
GoogleMaps
The bridge was originally known as the Sparkman Street Bridge, upon its initial construction, and was the first bridge in North America to boast concrete arched trusses.
Here you can see a shot of the bridge way back in the 1920’s, almost an entire century ago…
…and here’s another shot of the Nashville bridge in 1998.
Wikipedia
In the same year as the photo above, 1998, the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge was admitted to the National Register of Historic Places for its truss design.
Sharon Mollerus - Flickr
Officially closed to vehicular traffic in 1998, it was refurbished and reopened as a Pedestrian Bridge as a part of the Metro Nashville Greenway system. You may have seen it show its bright and iconic face in a few music videos as well, including Dolly Parton’s video, “Together You and I”.
Sean Davis - Flickr
The bridge itself was officially renamed what it’s now known as, the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, in 2014. It’s forever a part of Nashville’s heritage, and forever a part of our hearts.
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