Chattanooga, Tennessee

:This article is about a city in the U.S. State of Tennessee. "Chattanooga" redirects here. For other places and things with "Chattanooga" in their name, see Chattanooga (disambiguation)

Transportation

Sometimes considered to be a "gateway" to the Deep South, Chattanooga's transportation infrastructure has been developed a complex and intricate system of railroads, streets, airports and waterways.

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Principal highways

• I-24
• I-75
• US-27 North (formerly I-124)
• Route 153

See also List of Tennessee state highways

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Major surface routes

• Brainerd Road/Lee Highway (U.S. 11)
• Broad Street
• Cummings Highway
• Dayton Avenue (U.S. 27 North, business route)
• Main Street (U.S. 76)
• McCallie Avenue (U.S. 64)
• Rossville Boulevard (U.S. 27 South)
• Signal Mountain Road (U.S. 127/Corridor J)

Other major streets

• 4th Street
• 23rd Street
• 38th Street
• Amnicola Highway
• Bailey Avenue
• Dodds Avenue
• East Brainerd Road
• Gunbarrel Road
• Hixson Pike
• Market Street
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. (Known to Chattanoogans as simply "MLK")
• Moore Road
• Ringgold Road
• Riverfront Parkway
• Saint Elmo Avenue
• Shallowford Road

Tunnels

• Bachmann Tubes, which carry Ringgold Road into the neighboring town of East Ridge.
• Missionary Ridge Tunnels, which carry McCallie and Bailey Avenues through Missionary Ridge where the route continues as Brainerd Road.
• Stringer's Ridge Tunnel, which carries Cherokee Boulevard through Stringer's Ridge where the route continues as Dayton Avenue.
• Wilcox Tunnel, which carries Wilcox Boulevard through Missionary Ridge and connects to Shallowford Road.

Public transit

The city is served a publicly run bus company, the Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority.

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Railroad lines

Despite a new emphasis on the technology and service sectors, Chattanooga maintains ties to the past and still serves as a major freight hub with Norfolk Southern (NS) and CSX running trains on their own (and each other's) lines. The Norfolk Southern Railway's enormous DeButts Yard is just east of downtown, Shipp's Yard and CSX's Wauhatchie Yard are southwest of the city. Indeed, the two railroad companies are among the largest individual landowners in the city (the Federal Government is another). The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, the largest historic operating railroad in the South, and the Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway also provides railroad service in Chattanooga. There's hardly a location in the city where one can't hear a train whistle at least once daily.

Related Topics:
Freight - Norfolk Southern - CSX - DeButts Yard - Downtown - Shipp's Yard - Wauhatchie Yard - Federal Government - Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum - South - Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway

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Since both NS and CSX both run through Chattanooga, here are the lines that run through the town (the AAR codes are used for the following railroads: NS for Norfolk Southern, CSXT for CSX Transportation, TNVR for Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, and C&C for Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway):

Related Topics:
AAR - Norfolk Southern - CSX Transportation - Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum - Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway

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• CSXT - Western & Atlantic Subdivision (Chattanooga to Atlanta, Georgia)
• NS - CNO&TP, aka the Queen and Crescent Route (Chattanooga to Cincinnati, Ohio)
• Alabama Great Southern (Chattanooga to New Orleans, Louisiana)
• Georgia Division (Chattanooga to Atlanta)
• Tennessee Division (Chattanooga to Knoxville, Tennessee)
• Chattanooga Belt Line Railroad (from Debutts Yard and 17th Street, across to Holtzclaw Avenue and East Chattanooga)
• Chattanooga Traction Company
• North Chattanooga to Sigal Mountain
• Dry Valley Line (Red Bank to Lupton City)
• TNVR - East Chattanooga to Grand Junction (3 miles)
• C&C - formerly the Tennessee Alabama & Georgia line (Chattanooga to Hedges, Georgia)
• C&C - formerly the Central of Georgia line (Chattanooga to Lyerly, Georgia)

Also, the Incline Railway, as well as being a tourist attraction, is sometimes used for commuting by Lookout Mountain residents, particularly during wintry weather, when travelling up and down the mountain could be very dangerous.

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Bridges

Being bisected by a major waterway, Chattanooga has several large bridges over the Tennessee River, they are from west to east:

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• P.R. Olgiati Bridge – Named for a former mayor, this bridge carries "27" from downtown to Dayton, Tennessee and points northward.
• John Ross Bridge (or Market Street Bridge) – Often misidentified as a drawbridge, it is actually a type of Bascule span which was completed in 1917 for the then-astronomical sum of USD$1,000,000. Having stood for decades since its last major overhaul, the Tennessee Department of Transportation declared it unsafe in late 2004. The bridge was closed to traffic in September, 2005 for a much-needed restoration, which is expected to last for about two years.
• Walnut Street Bridge – One of the centerpieces of Chattanooga's urban renewal. At over 115 years old, this bridge was restored as a pedestrian-only span in the late 1980s after a decade of disuse.
• Veteran's Memorial Bridge – Installed in the mid 1980s, this structure has helped commuters from Hixson, Lupton City and other northern areas reach downtown quickly.
• C.B. Robinson Bridge (or Dupont Bridge) – This route carries Dupont Parkway from Amnicola Highway to Hixson Pike and Route 153.
• Tennessee River Railroad Bridge – Also called "Tennbridge," this truss bridge with a vertical lift carries the Norfolk Southern Railway over the river and is a popular railfan area.
• Charles T. Thrasher Bridge – Carries Route 153 over Chickamauga Dam and connects with Amnicola Highway, Dupont Parkway and Hixson Pike.

Air travel

Chattanooga is served by Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (or Lovell Field for short). Located east of the city, Lovell field is home to several regional and national airlines, many offering non-stop service to various domestic destinations.

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See also: Chattanooga Metro Airport, Information about Lovell Field from airnav.com

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