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Title
Nashville
Bridge
Company
,
1956
Corporate name
Nashville Bridge Company
Topical entry
Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Bridges--Tennessee--Nashville
Building construction--Tennessee--Nashville
Business enterprises--Tennessee--Nashville
Industries--Tennessee--Nashville
Steel industry and trade--Tennessee--Nashville
Central business districts--Tennessee--Nashville
Transportation--Tennessee--Nashville
Rivers--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Cumberland River (Ky. and Tenn.)--Navigation
Shelby Street Bridge (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description
The
Nashville
Bridge
Company
, in
1956
,
located
along
the
east
side
of the
Cumberland
River
in
Nashville
,
Tennessee
. The
Nashville
Bridge
Company
was
organized
in
1902
by
Mr
. A.
J
.
Dyer
.
Through
the
years
, the
Company
experienced
a
continuous
and
expanding
development
, with
main
operations
of
fabricating
and
erecting
structural
steel
for
buildings
,
bridges
and
towers
. The
Marine
Department
of the
Nashville
Bridge
Company
built
barges
and
towboats
. As
early
as
WWI
, they
filled
contracts
for the
United
States
Navy
,
building
ships
and
barges
.
During
World
War
II
, there was
increased
production
of
combat
vessels
and
barges
for the
Army
and
Navy
.
Vultee
and
Nashville
Bridge
Company
accounted
for
72%
of the
city’s
war
supply
contracts
. The
Shelby
Street
Bridge
,
seen
in this
photo
,
spans
the
Cumberland
River
.
Forms
part
of
Record
Group
3
,
Metro
Davidson
County
Photographer
.
1
photograph
negative
:
b
&
w
;
4
x
5
in.
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
1956
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
RG 3 974 Nashville Bridge Co 001
Relation
Record
Group
3
Metro
Davidson
County
Photographer
Coverage
1950-1959
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Metro
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5880
.
Location
Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG3
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