Wilkes T. Thrasher Bridge

The Wilkes T. Thrasher Bridge is a 4-lane road bridge located in . It opened in 1955 as a two lane road after much pressure from Wilkes T.
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  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: bridge in Tennessee, United States
  • Also known as: “Wilkes T Thrasher Bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chickamauga Dam and Tenbridge.

Power station
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The is a hydroelectric dam on the in Chattanooga, , United States. The dam is owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the late 1930s as part of a New Deal era initiative to improve navigation and bring flood control and economic development to the Tennessee Valley. is situated 600 feet south of Wilkes T. Thrasher Bridge.

Bridge
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is a vertical-lift railroad bridge over the in . It has a main span of 310 feet. The original span was a swing span with a center pivot that was originally built in ca. is situated 1,300 feet west of Wilkes T. Thrasher Bridge.

Shopping center
, also called Northgate, is an enclosed in the suburb of Hixson. Opened on March 15, 1972, it was the second mall built in Chattanooga. is situated 2 miles north of Wilkes T. Thrasher Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lupton City and Boyce.

Hamlet
is a neighborhood of , , United States. The community developed in the 1920s as a mill town, a planned community that contained the Dixie Spinning Mills thread mill and housing for its workers. is situated 2 miles west of Wilkes T. Thrasher Bridge.

Hamlet
is an area within . is situated 2½ miles southwest of Wilkes T. Thrasher Bridge.

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is the 4th largest city in . It is the seat of Hamilton County. It is in Southeast Tennessee on the Tennessee River and near the border of .

Wilkes T. Thrasher Bridge

Latitude
35.10465° or 35° 6′ 17″ north
Longitude
-85.22896° or 85° 13′ 44″ west
Elevation
633 feet (193 metres)
Open location code
867P4Q3C+VC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1121505097
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Geo­Names ID
4667810
Wiki­data ID
Q14710300
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Russian—“Wilkes T. Thrasher Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Wilkes T. Thrasher Bridge”
  • Russian: “Мост Уилкса Трэшера (Чаттануга)”
  • Russian: “Мост Уилкса Трэшера”

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