Broadway is a major thoroughfare in the downtown area in Nashville, Tennessee. It includes Lower Broadway, an entertainment district renowned for honky tonks and live country music. The street is also home to retail shops, restaurants, dessert spots, tourist attractions, and a few hotels. Originally named Broad Street, the eastern end of Broadway ended at the shipping docks on the Cumberland River. The popularity of Broadway declined for a time after the Grand Ole Opry left Ryman Auditorium in 1974, but the area came back to life when the Opry moved some shows back to the Ryman in the 1990s. Today, the historical buildings are home to retail shops and restaurants in addition to honky tonks. Many famous stars have gotten their starts in these venues, including Dierks Bentley, Gretchen Wilson, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Blake Shelton, and Kris Kristofferson. The entire Lower Broad district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.—Wikipedia
The John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge (previously called the Shelby Street Bridge or Shelby Avenue Bridge) is a truss bridge that spans the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tennessee. The bridge spans 3,150 ft and is one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world. The bridge was the first in North America to have concrete arched trusses. In 1998 the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge was admitted to the National Register of Historic Places, due mainly to the unique truss design. Declared to be in "poor" condition in 1992, the bridge was closed to vehicular traffic in 1998. As part of the bridge's renovation for pedestrian use, an extensive new lighting system was installed. The bridge was refurbished and includes an elevator, ramps, and stairways. The bridge has a center lane that is 15 feet across to accommodate bicycles. On each side of the bicycle lane are 10-foot-wide elevated boardwalk-style sidewalks. The bridge includes four scenic pedestrian overlooks that, in the metal of the railing, have artistic renderings of the history of life on the Cumberland River. The bridge is dramatically lit at night.—Wikipedia
Cumberland Park is East Nashville's newest park. It took shape along the east bank of the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville. The park sits just south of Nissan Stadium, between the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge and the Korean Veterans Memorial Bridge Bridge. It also includes the former Nashville Bridge Co. building now the Nashville River Front Bridge Building Event Spaces immediately adjacent to the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge. Originally built in 1908, the modernized building is now a premier events space with many customizable areas, including a rooftop patio with a one-of-a-kind view of Nashville, perfect for weddings, private dinners, corporate events, concerts, and holiday parties. The area was once a high industrial and factory based river bank that was easily accessible to ships.—Wikipedia
