Shelby Bottoms Railroad Bridge

Total Length 3,000 feet
Main Span 300 feet
Status Active

The Shelby Bottoms Railroad Bridge carries CSX Railroad, formerly the Louisville & Nashville Railroad (L&N), over the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tennessee. It was built so that the L&N's freight trains could bypass downtown and Union Station.

The substructure and steel erection was handled by the Foster-Creighton-Gould Company of Nashville and the steel superstructure was erected by the American Bridge Company of New York. The approximate 3,000-foot crossing, including the 300-foot main Camelback through truss span, three 200-foot Warren through truss spans, and three 135-foot deck truss spans, was completed in the fall of 1913.

Dimensions & Classification

Structural FormThrough Truss — Camelback
Total Length3,000 feet
Main Span300 feet

2 comments

  1. Rebecca Ratz

    Do you know where there might be any historic images/photos of this bridge?

  2. Karren Pell

    When was it last checked or repaired

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References for this location, in MLA format.

  1. “Engineering Record.” 1913.