Gay Street Bridge, Sepia Version Canvas Print

Of the four bridges that cross the Tennessee River in Knoxville, Tennessee, the Gay Street Bridge is my favorite. It's historic construction and charming lamp posts evoke the historic feel of the late 18th century, the time period of its construction and opening. The first bridge across the Tennessee River at this site was a temporary pontoon bridge built during the American Civil War that was followed by a permanent bridge with stone supporting piers, built by Union General Ambrose E. Burnside. When that bridge was washed away in a flood in March 1867, Knox County built a covered bridge at the site, which opened on May 2, 1875, but it was blown down by a tornado shortly afterward. The county sold the surviving piers and right of way to G. W. Saulpaw, who built a wooden Howe truss bridge at the site in 1880. Saulpaw's bridge stood until 1898, when it was demolished after the completion of the Gay Street Bridge. The Gay Street Bridge was designed by Charles E. Fowler, chief engineer...

Simply put, I LOVE TO TAKE PICTURES. I found this love later in life than many do, after raising my family and enjoying a career in education, both as a teacher and school administrator. Currently, much of my time revolves around travel and photography, and when I'm not traveling and taking pictures, I'm thinking about traveling and taking pictures! The Tennessee valley is my home, so I am surrounded by some of the most scenic areas of the United States with the added bonus of plentiful wildlife and birds...literally paradise for a photographer! My best days are spent in the mountains enjoying God's amazing creation and trying to capture all things nature with my camera. It gives me great joy to use this medium to share the intricacies of...