Color Tinted photograph postcard of the Walnut Street Bridge
Name/Title
Walnut Street (County) Bridge Across Tennessee River
Entry/Object ID
2020.289.001
Description
A postcard with the front showing a color-tinted photograph of Hamilton County Bridge (Walnut Street Bridge) looking from downtown Chattanooga across the Tennessee River towards Hill City (North Chattanooga).
The postcard reads "CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Bridge Across Tennessee River."
The informational text on the rear reads
"BRIDGE ACROSS TENNESSEE RIVER
The magnificent bridge that spans the Tennessee River opposite Walnut Street was erected at the cost of about $233,560., and opened to the public in 1891. It is 2, 370 feet in length , and 100 feet in the clear above low water."
