TDOT to Formally Open New Lynn Avenue and State Route 400 Bridge

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner Gerald Nicely will join state and local leaders to officially open the Master Sergeant Jefferson Donald “J.D.” Davis Bridge on State Route 400 and Lynn Avenue from Old Bristol Highway to Elk Avenue on Friday, October 22 at 2:00 p.m.

 

Master Sergeant Davis’ family will be in attendance to help dedicate the new bridge in their loved one’s memory.

 

The new concrete bridge replaces the 81-year-old steel through truss bridge over the Watauga River on State Route 400 (Lynn Avenue). Originally constructed in 1929, the bridge was classified as structurally deficient and, at a width of just 20 feet, was too narrow to handle traffic volumes. In 2008, TDOT began construction on the new structure which includes two 12 foot travel lanes, a center turn lane, four and a half foot sidewalks and six foot bike lanes on each side.

 

Where:           State Route 400 on the north side of the new Watauga River Bridge

 

 

 

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