National Steel Bridge Alliance

Gay Street Bridge over the Tennessee River

Prize Bridge Information

  • Year Awarded: 2005
  • Year Completed: 2004
  • Location: Knoxville, TN
  • Award Class: Reconstructed
  • Designer/EOR: Lichtenstein Consulting Engineers
  • Fabricator: Ray Bell Construction Company, Inc.
  • Owner: City of Knoxville, Tennessee
  • General Contractor: Ray Bell Construction Company, Inc.
  • Detailer: Beverly Steel, Inc.

Structure Information

  • Structure Type: Arch
  • Coating System: Paint
  • Span Length (ft): 2@126/5@252
  • Structure Length (ft): 1512
  • Average Deck Width (ft): 44
  • Steel Weight/Deck Area (lb/ft²): 13
  • Amount of Steel (tons): 686
  • Cost: $15.4 million