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Title	Victory Memorial Bridge construction, Nashville, Tennessee, 1953
Corporate name	Nashville Bridge Company--History--Sources
Topical entry	Bridges--Tennessee--Nashville Central business districts--Tennessee--Nashville Rivers--Tennessee--Nashville Bridges--Design and construction--Tennessee--Nashville Engineering--Tennessee--Nashville Transportation--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.) Victory Memorial Bridge (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	Pictured: Construction crews working on an early phase of Nashville’s Victory Memorial Bridge in 1953. This bridge connects the public square and the central business district, on the western side of the Cumberland River, to Main Street in East Nashville. M. S. Poteat’s firm was contracted to building the bridge approaches, as well as the bridge substructure. For the final phase, the superstructure and decking, the contract went to the Nashville Bridge Company. State engineer Roy Higgs was in charge of the project. The Victory Memorial Bridge originated in part from a 1948 public movement to recognize Nashville and Davidson County military soldier casualties from World War II; officials later favored a joint memorial including Korean war names. Constructed of 1,900 feet of modern steel in stone, it officially opened May 19, 1956, with Mayor Ben West cutting the ribbon and reading a poem titled “The Bridge Builder” by local poet Miss Will Allen Dromgoole. Victory Memorial Bridge formally opened May 19, 1956, as a special feature of the Armed Forces Day parade and celebration 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	1953
Type	Still Image; Negatives
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	RG 3 228 Bridges 002
Relation	Record Group 3
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 RG 3