Across The Tennessee
by Paul Mashburn
Title
Across The Tennessee
Artist
Paul Mashburn
Medium
Photograph - Prints
Description
O'Neal Bridge opened in 1939 and was initially a toll bridge. The toll was 15 cents, habitual users paid 10 cents and trucks and buses were charged by the weight and cargo.
In 1940, a constitutional amendment was passed to remove the toll and float a new bond issue to pay of the bridge. At midnight on Dec. 18, 1950, the mayors of the Tri-cities and Gov. Frank Murray Dixon paid the last toll.
This photo looks from the Florence side toward Tuscumbia. There was once a railroad bridge all the way across, but now only a portion of bridge remains, and serves the public as a walkway out over the Tennessee. To the east one can see Wilson Dam.
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April 5th, 2013
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