Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge

The Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge is a concrete double arch bridge located in Williamson County, Tennessee, 8.7 mi (14.0 km) from the northern terminus of the Natchez Trace Parkway. It is 1,572 ft (479 m) long and carries the two-lane Natchez Trace Parkway 145 ft (44 m) over State Route 96 and a heavily wooded valley.

Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge
The Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge, viewed from the north
Coordinates	35.9866°N 86.9923°W / 35.9866; -86.9923
Carries	Natchez Trace Parkway
Crosses	SR 96
Locale	Williamson County, Tennessee
Maintained by	National Park Service[1]
ID number	5570463P0000000
Characteristics
Design	Arch
Total length	1,572 ft (479 m)[1]
Width	37 ft (11 m)[2]
Height	145 ft (44 m)[2]
Longest span	582 ft (177 m)[1]
Clearance below	107 ft (33 m)[1]
History
Opened	March 22, 1994
Statistics
Daily traffic	210 (in 1997)[1]
Toll	none

See also

• Suicide Bridges
• Suicide Sites

Gallery

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  The bridge viewed from State Route 96, looking southeast

References

1. "National Bridge Inventory Database".
2. Corven, John A.; John W. Jordan Jr. (November 1993). "Arches for a parkway". Civil Engineering. American Society of Civil Engineers. 63 (11): 44–47.
3. "Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge over Tennessee Route 96". Archived from the original on 2006-03-11.
4. Natchez Trace Parkway Arches at Structurae
5. "Finley McNary Bridge Engineering Projects". Archived from the original on 2003-08-23.
6. "Figg Engineering Group". Archived from the original on 2003-12-13.
7. "Excellence in Highway Design 1997". Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
8. "International Bridge Conference: Bridge Awards". Archived from the original on 2010-07-30.
9. Goldstein, Harry (July 1995). "Triumphant Arches". Civil Engineering. American Society of Civil Engineers. 65 (7): 48–49. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
11. Natchez Trace Bridge: Resolution recognizing suicides moves to full committee
12. Natchez Trace Bridge: Resolution recognizing suicides moves to full committee
13. They lost loved ones to suicide on the Natchez Trace Bridge. They say better barriers could prevent more tragedies.
14. Natchez Trace Bridge Barrier Coalition
15. Means restriction for suicide prevention
16. Tennessee Is Home To One Of The Deadliest National Parks In The Nation: Here's How We Change That, by Bill Frist