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{{About|the bridge in Nashville, Tennessee|the bridge between New York and Vermont|Rouses Point Bridge}}
{{Infobox Bridge
| name = Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge
| image = Korean Veterans Bridge Nashville 2022.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| caption = The bridge in 2022
| carries = Korean Veterans Boulevard
| crosses = [[Cumberland River]]
| locale = [[Nashville, Tennessee]]
| coordinates = {{coord|36.1609|-86.7694|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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The '''Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge''', formerly known as '''Gateway Bridge''',<ref name="emporisbridge">{{cite web|title=Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/311138/korean-war-veterans-memorial-bridge-nashville-tn-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225092014/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/311138/korean-war-veterans-memorial-bridge-nashville-tn-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 25, 2017|website=[[Emporis]]|accessdate=December 25, 2017}}</ref> is a vehicular bridge that carries Korean Veterans Boulevard over the [[Cumberland River]] in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], within the U.S. state of [[Tennessee]].
[[File:Gateway Bridge,Nashville, TN.jpg|thumb|View of the bridge in 2006]]
==History==
The idea of building the Gateway Bridge was conceived in 1996, as a way to turn the 1909 Shelby Street Bridge into a pedestrian bridge.<ref name="tennesseanneighborsglad">{{cite news|last1=Jones|first1=Chris|title=Neighbors glad Gateway Bridge is open|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/276328823/?terms=%22Korean%2BWar%2BVeterans%2BMemorial%2BBridge%22|accessdate=December 25, 2017|work=The Tennessean|date=February 17, 2006|page=M3|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> The Shelby Street Bridge had later been renamed the Korean War Veterans of Tennessee Memorial Bridge, and a commemorative plaque was installed.<ref name="tennesseanbillwouldrename">{{cite news|last1=O'Neal|first1=Lee Ann|title=Bill would rename Gateway Bridge|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/304157167/?terms=%22Korean%2BWar%2BVeterans%2BMemorial%2BBridge%22|accessdate=December 25, 2017|work=The Tennessean|date=December 3, 2005|page=B1|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> In 1998, the Shelby Street Bridge was closed to traffic. When it was reopened as the [[John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge]] in 2003, the memorial plaque had been removed.<ref name="tennesseanneighborsglad"/>
Construction on the Gateway Bridge began in 2001, and it was completed in 2004.<ref name="tennesseanbillwouldrename"/> It was built by Ray Bell Construction.<ref name="tennesseanneighborsglad"/> In 2006, it was renamed in honor of veterans of the [[Korean War]].<ref name="tennesseanneighborsglad"/><ref name="archlightingkoreanbridge">{{cite news|last1=Madsen|first1=Deane|title=2016 AL Design Awards: Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge|url=http://www.archlighting.com/design-awards/2016-al-design-awards-korean-war-veterans-memorial-bridge_o|accessdate=December 25, 2017|work=Architectural Lighting|date=August 22, 2016}}</ref>
The bridge was renovated with [[light-emitting diode]]s by Domingo Gonzalez Associates in 2016.<ref name="archlightingkoreanbridge"/>
The bridge is a prominently featured as part of the [[Music City Grand Prix|Nashville Street Circuit]]. It is one of the few large bridges to be used on a street circuit anywhere in the world.
==References==
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{{commons category|Gateway Bridge (Nashville, Tennessee)}}
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[[Category:Bridges completed in 2004]]
[[Category:2004 establishments in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Bridges over the Cumberland River]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Nashville, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Korean War monuments and memorials in the United States]]