ABSTRACT
The.Market.Street.(Chief.John.Ross).Bridge.in.Chattanooga,.Tennessee.is.a.remarkable.landmark.situated.as.a.major.artery.into.the.downtown.area..Its.status.as.the. .second. longest. double. leaf. bascule. span. in. the. United. States. is. amplified. by. the. graceful. arches. that. lead. up. to. the.main. span..The. architectural. relief. present. in. the.concrete. is.decorative.and.stately.without.being.overwrought..The.citizens.of. .Chattanooga. have. embraced. the. bridge. as. an. integral. part. of. their. history.. The. opportunity.to.participate.in.the.historic.renovation.of.such.a.structure.presents.itself. only.rarely.and.as.such.grants.a.unique.occasion.for.today’s.engineers.and.craftsmen. to.test.their.talents.in.replicating.the.feats.of.earlier.generations.
