Gay Street Bridge
The Gay Street Bridge is a pedestrian bridge that crosses the Tennessee River in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Completed in 1898, the 1,512-foot bridge is the oldest of four vehicle bridges connecting Downtown Knoxville with South Knoxville, the other three being the Henley Bridge, the James E.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Knoxville City-County Building and William Blount Mansion.
Knoxville City-County Building
Government office
The Knoxville City-County Building is a building at 400 Main Street in Knoxville, Tennessee that houses the offices of the city government of Knoxville and the county government of Knox County, Tennessee. Knoxville City-County Building is situated 820 feet northwest of Gay Street Bridge.
William Blount Mansion
Museum
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The Blount Mansion, also known as William Blount Mansion, located at 200 West Hill Avenue in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, was the home of the only territorial governor of the Southwest Territory, William Blount. William Blount Mansion is situated 900 feet north of Gay Street Bridge.
Bijou Theatre
Theater building
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The Bijou Theatre is a theater located in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Built in 1909 as an addition to the Lamar House Hotel, the theater has at various times served as performance venue for traditional theatre, vaudeville, a second-run moviehouse, a commencement stage for the city's African-American high school, and a pornographic movie theater. Bijou Theatre is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Gay Street Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Knoxville and Knoxville.
Downtown Knoxville
Neighborhood
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Downtown Knoxville is the downtown area of Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. It contains the city's central business district and primary city and county municipal offices.
Knoxville
Knoxville, in Knox County, is the third-largest city in Tennessee. It is the home of the University of Tennessee's primary campus and site of the 1982 World's Fair.
Old City
Quarter
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The Old City is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located at the northeast corner of the city's downtown area. Originally part of a raucous and vice-ridden section of town known as "The Bowery," the Old City has since been revitalized through extensive redevelopment efforts carried out during the 1980s through the present.
Gay Street Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in United States of America
- Categories: road bridge and transportation
- Location: Knox, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.95865° or 35° 57′ 31″ northLongitude
-83.91464° or 83° 54′ 53″ westElevation
814 feet (248 metres)Open location code
867RX35P+F4OpenStreetMap ID
way 710536266OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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