Nashville, Tennessee Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Infrastructure== ===Transportation=== According to the 2016 [[American Community Survey]], 78.1% of working Nashville residents commuted by driving alone, 9.8% carpooled, 2% used public transportation, and 2.2% walked. About 1.1% used all other forms of transportation, including taxicab, motorcycle, and bicycle. About 6.7% of working Nashville residents worked at home.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B08101&geo_ids=16000US4752006&primary_geo_id=16000US4752006 |title=Means of Transportation to Work by Age: American Community Survey 1-year estimates |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |date=2016 |access-date=May 19, 2018}}</ref> In 2015, 7.9% of city of Nashville households were without a car; this figure decreased to 5.9% in 2016. The national average was 8.7 percent in 2016. Nashville averaged 1.72 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8 per household.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.governing.com/gov-data/car-ownership-numbers-of-vehicles-by-city-map.html |title=Car Ownership in U.S. Cities Data and Map |work=Governing |date=December 9, 2014 |access-date=May 19, 2018}}</ref> ====Highways==== Nashville is centrally located at the crossroads of three [[Interstate Highway System|Interstate Highways]], [[Interstate 40|I-40]] (east-west), [[Interstate 24 in Tennessee|I-24]] (northwest-southeast) and [[Interstate 65|I-65]] (north-south). I-40 connects the city between [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] to the west and [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]] to the east, I-24 connects between [[Clarksville, Tennessee|Clarksville]] to the northwest and [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]] to the southeast, and I-65 connects between [[Louisville, Kentucky]] to the north and [[Huntsville, Alabama]] to the south. All three of these interstate highways, which also serve the suburbs, form brief [[concurrency (road)|concurrencies]] with each other in the city, and completely encircle downtown. [[Interstate 440 (Tennessee)|Interstate 440]] is a bypass route connecting I-40, I-65, and I-24 south of downtown Nashville. [[Tennessee State Route 155|Briley Parkway]], the majority of which is a [[controlled access highway|freeway]], forms a bypass around the north side of the city and its interstates. Ellington Parkway, a freeway made up of a section of [[U.S. Route 31E in Tennessee|U.S. Route 31E]], runs between east of downtown and Briley Parkway, serving as an alternative route to I-65. [[Interstate 840 (Tennessee)|Interstate 840]] provides an outer southern bypass for the city and its suburbs. [[United States Numbered Highway System|U.S. Routes]] [[U.S. Route 31 in Tennessee|31]], 31E, [[U.S. Route 31W in Tennessee|31W]], [[U.S. Route 31A|31 Alternate]], [[U.S. Route 41 in Tennessee|41]], [[U.S. Route 41 Alternate (Monteagle, Tennessee–Hopkinsville, Kentucky)|41 Alternate]], [[U.S. Route 70 in Tennessee|70]], [[U.S. Route 70S|70S]], and [[U.S. Route 431 in Tennessee|431]] also serve Nashville, intersecting in the city's center as arterial surface roads and radiating outward. Most of these routes are called "pikes" and many carry the names of nearby towns to which they lead. Among these are Clarksville Pike, Gallatin Pike, Lebanon Pike, Murfreesboro Pike, Nolensville Pike, and Franklin Pike.<ref>{{cite map |author = Tennessee Department of Transportation Long Range Planning Division Office of Data Visualization|title = Davidson County|year = 2018|url =https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/maps/county-maps-(us-shields)/a-g/Davidson%20County.pdf|publisher = [[Tennessee Department of Transportation]]}}</ref> ====Public transit==== [[File:Map showing Lines Owned and Operated by the Nashville Railway and Light Company c 1907.png|thumb|Map showing Lines Owned and Operated by the Nashville Railway and Light Company {{circa|1907}}]] The [[Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority|Metropolitan Transit Authority]] provides bus transit within the city. Routes utilize a [[spoke–hub distribution paradigm|hub and spoke]] method, centered around the Music City Central transit station in downtown.<ref name="tenn20141008">{{cite news |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/davidson/2014/10/08/getting-around/16929479/ |title=Getting around |work=The Tennessean |date=October 8, 2014 |access-date=May 7, 2018}}</ref> A rejected [[Let's Move Nashville|expansion plan]] included use of [[bus rapid transit]] and [[light rail]] service at some point in the future.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nashville voters overwhelmingly reject transit referendum |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2018/05/01/nashville-transit-vote-davidson-county-mass-transit/564991002/ |work=The Tennessean |last=Garrison |first=Joey |date=May 2, 2018 |access-date=May 2, 2018}}</ref> Nashville is considered a gateway city for rail and air traffic for the [[Piedmont Atlantic Megaregion]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cqgrd.gatech.edu/program_areas/megaregions/pam.php |title=Piedmont Atlantic Megaregion (PAM) |work=GATech.edu |year=2009 |access-date=September 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719200447/http://www.cqgrd.gatech.edu/program_areas/megaregions/pam.php |archive-date=July 19, 2011 }}</ref> ====Air==== [[File:Nashville International Airport restaurants.jpg|thumb|Interior of the terminal at the Nashville International Airport]] The city is served by [[Nashville International Airport]] (BNA), which is operated by the [[Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority]] (MNAA). 18.27 million passengers visited the airport in 2019, making it the 31st busiest airport in the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.flynashville.com/about/Airport%20Data//122019TotalPassengers.pdf |title=Total Passengers |access-date=January 31, 2020 |archive-date=January 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131113310/https://www.flynashville.com/about/Airport%2520Data//122019TotalPassengers.pdf }}</ref> BNA is ranked the fastest growing airport among the top 50 airports in the United States. Nashville International Airport serves 600 daily flights to more than 85 nonstop markets. In late 2014, BNA became the first major U.S. airport to establish dedicated pick-up and drop-off areas for [[vehicle for hire]] companies.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2014/09/25/nashville-airport-bna-uber-lyft-ride-sharing/16209319/ | title=Nashville airport first in U.S. to allow Uber, Lyft | work=[[The Tennessean]] | first=Jamie | last=McGee | date=September 25, 2014}}</ref> The airport authority also operates the [[John C. Tune Airport]], a [[Class E airspace]] [[general aviation]] airport. ====Intercity rail==== [[File:Music City Star.jpg|thumb|A [[WeGo Star]] commuter train beneath the [[Shelby Street Bridge]]]] Although a major freight hub for [[CSX Transportation]], Nashville is not currently served by [[Amtrak]], the [[List of major cities in the United States lacking inter-city rail service|third-largest metropolitan area]] in the U.S. to have this distinction.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.narprail.org/resources/fact-sheets/2056-msaservice |title=National Association of Railroad Passengers - Amtrak Service by Metro Area |access-date=December 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227131656/http://www.narprail.org/resources/fact-sheets/2056-msaservice |archive-date=December 27, 2013 }}</ref> Nashville's [[Union Station (Nashville)|Union Station]] had once been a major intercity passenger rail center for the [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad]]; [[Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway]]; and the [[Tennessee Central Railway]], reaching Midwestern cities and cities on the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. However, by the time of Amtrak's founding, service had been cut back to a single train, the ''[[Floridian (train)|Floridian]]'', which ran from [[Chicago]] to [[Miami]] and [[St. Petersburg, Florida]]. It served Union Station until its cancellation on October 9, 1979, due to poor track conditions resulting in late trains and low ridership, ending over 120 years of intercity rail service in Nashville. While there have been few proposals to restore Amtrak service to Nashville, there have been repeated calls from residents.<ref name=amtrak>{{cite news |first=Kate |last=Howard |title=Fans of rail want Amtrak here; Nashville not ready to support train service, state says |work=[[The Tennessean]] |date=July 2, 2007 |url=http://reporterkatehoward.blogspot.com/2007/07/tennessean-7207-fans-of-rail-want.html |access-date=October 30, 2012}}</ref> In addition to scarce federal funding, Tennessee state officials do not believe that Nashville is large enough to support intercity rail. "It would be wonderful to say I can be in Memphis and jump on a train to Nashville, but the volume of people who would do that isn't anywhere close to what the cost would be to provide the service," said Ed Cole, chief of environment and planning with the Tennessee Department of Transportation.<ref name=amtrak/> Ross Capon, executive director of the National Association of Railroad Passengers, said rail trips would catch on if routes were expanded, but conceded that it would be nearly impossible to resume Amtrak service to Nashville without a substantial investment from the state.<ref name=amtrak/> However, in 2020, Amtrak indicated it was considering a service that would run from Atlanta to Nashville by way of Chattanooga.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newschannel5.com/news/amtrak-pitches-passenger-train-from-nashville-to-atlanta|title=Amtrak pitches passenger train from Nashville to Atlanta|date=January 17, 2020|website=WTVF|language=en|access-date=February 6, 2020}}</ref> Nashville launched a passenger commuter rail system called the Music City Star (now the [[WeGo Star]]) on September 18, 2006. The only currently operational leg of the system connects the city of Lebanon to downtown Nashville at the [[Nashville Riverfront station]]. Legs to Clarksville, Murfreesboro and Gallatin are currently in the feasibility study stage. The system plan includes seven legs connecting Nashville to surrounding suburbs. ====Bridges==== Bridges within the city include: {| class="wikitable" |- " ! Official name !! Other names !! Length !! Date opened !! Notes |- | [[Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge]] | Gateway Bridge | style="text-align:right;" | {{convert|1660|ft|m|abbr=on}} | style="text-align:right;" | May 19, 2004 | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nashville.gov/Public-Works/Capital-Projects/Gateway-Bridge.aspx |title=Gateway Boulevard Bridge |website=Nashville.gov |access-date=February 24, 2019 |archive-date=February 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226111348/https://www.nashville.gov/Public-Works/Capital-Projects/Gateway-Bridge.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | Kelly Miller Smith Memorial Bridge | Jefferson Street Bridge | style="text-align:right;" | {{convert|1,835|ft|m|abbr=on}} | style="text-align:right;" | March 2, 1994 | <ref>{{cite news |last1=Tran |first1=Tini |title=New bridge honors Kelly Miller Smith |url=https://tennessean.newspapers.com/clip/60788976/new-bridge-honors-kelly-miller-smith/ |page=1B, [https://tennessean.newspapers.com/clip/60789030/kelly-miller-smith-memorial-bridge-opens/ 2B] |access-date=October 9, 2020 |work=The Tennessean |date=March 3, 1994|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> |- | Old Hickory Bridge | | style="text-align:right;" | {{convert|1222|ft|m|abbr=on}} | style="text-align:right;" | 1928; second span built 1967 | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=tennessee/oldhickory/ |title=Old Hickory Bridge |website=HistoricBridge.org |access-date=February 24, 2019}}</ref> |- | Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge | Bordeaux Bridge | style="text-align:right;" | | style="text-align:right;" | September 18, 1980 | <ref>{{cite news |title=New Bordeaux Bridge Slated for Use Today |url=https://tennessean.newspapers.com/clip/60788903/new-bordeaux-bridge-slated-for-use-today/ |access-date=October 9, 2020 |work=The Tennessean |date=September 18, 1980 |page=68 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> |- | [[John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge]] | Shelby Street Bridge | style="text-align:right;" | {{convert|3150|ft|m|abbr=on}} | style="text-align:right;" | July 5, 1909 | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://cdn.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/tn/tn0300/tn0302/data/tn0302data.pdf |title=Sparkman Street Bridge (Shelby Street Bridge) |work=Historic American Engineering Record |publisher=National Park Service |first1=Margaret |last1=Slater |first2=Nancy |last2=Skinner |date=August 1998 |id=HAER No. TN-38}}</ref> |- | [[Silliman Evans Bridge]] | | style="text-align:right;" | {{convert|2362|ft|m|abbr=on}} | style="text-align:right;" | January 14, 1964 | <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Nashville Then: Best of 1964|url=https://www.tennessean.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2014/12/30/nashville-then-best-of-1964/21047109/|work=The Tennessean|location=Nashville, Tennessee|date=December 30, 2014|access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref> |- |[[Lyle H. Fulton Memorial Bridge]] | |style="text-align:right;"| |style="text-align:right;"| March 15, 1971 |<ref>{{cite news |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title = Interstate Sections To Open Monday |url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56531207/interstate-sections-to-open-monday/ |page = 1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56531304/i-40-sections-open-monday/ 12] |work = The Nashville Tennessean |date = March 12, 1971 |access-date = April 24, 2020 |via = Newspapers.com }}</ref> |- | Victory Memorial Bridge | | style="text-align:right;" | | style="text-align:right;" | May 19, 1956 | <ref>{{cite news |last1=Horn |first1=Huston |title=Traffic Moves On New Bridge |url=https://tennessean.newspapers.com/clip/60789180/traffic-moves-on-new-bridge/ |access-date=October 9, 2020 |work=The Nashville Tennessean |date=May 20, 1956 |pages=1, [https://tennessean.newspapers.com/clip/60789227/traffic-moves/ 12]|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> |- | William Goodwin Bridge | Hobson Pike Bridge | style="text-align:right;" | {{convert|2215|ft|m|abbr=on}} | style="text-align:right;" | | |- | Woodland Street Bridge | | style="text-align:right;" | {{convert|639|ft|m|abbr=on}} | style="text-align:right;" | April 10, 1886; replaced 1965 | <ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/structures/historic-bridges/chapter2.pdf |chapter=A History of Bridge Building in Tennessee |title=Tennessee's Survey Report for Historic Highway Bridges |publisher=Tennessee Department of Transportation |first=Martha |last=Carver |page=29 |date=2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ezstreetasphalt.com/case-studies/bridges/nashville-woodland-street-bridge/ |title=Nashville's Woodland Street Bridge Repaired with Minimal Traffic Impedance |publisher=EZ Street Asphalt |access-date=February 25, 2019 |archive-date=February 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226111410/https://www.ezstreetasphalt.com/case-studies/bridges/nashville-woodland-street-bridge/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |} ===Utilities=== The city of Nashville owns the [[Nashville Electric Service]] (NES), Metro Water Services (MWS) and Nashville District Energy System (NDES). The Nashville Electric Service provides electricity to the entirety of Davidson County and small portions of the six adjacent counties, and purchases its power from the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tva.gov/Energy/Public-Power-Partnerships/Local-Power-Companies/Nashville-Electric-Service|title=Nashville Electric Service|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=2018|website=tva.gov|publisher=Tennessee Valley Authority|access-date=March 16, 2020|archive-date=January 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125032616/https://www.tva.gov/Energy/Public-Power-Partnerships/Local-Power-Companies/Nashville-Electric-Service}}</ref> Metro Water Services provides water, wastewater, and stormwater to Nashville and the majority of Davidson County, as well as water services to small portions of Rutherford and Williamson counties, and wastewater services to small portions of all of the surrounding counties except for Cheatham County. MWS sources its water from the Cumberland River and operates two water treatment plants and three wastewater treatment plants.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nashville.gov/Water-Services/About-Us.aspx|title=About Metro Water Services|author=<!--Not stated-->|website=nashville.gov|access-date=March 16, 2020}}</ref> Ten additional utility companies provide water and sewer service to Nashville and Davidson County. The Nashville District Energy System provides heating and cooling services to certain buildings in downtown, including multiple government buildings.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jeong|first=Yihyun|date=April 23, 2019|title=Nashville wants to sell its downtown energy system to a private buyer for $60M|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2019/04/22/nashville-wants-sell-its-downtown-energy-system-private-buyer-60-m/3538183002/|work=The Tennessean|access-date=March 16, 2020}}</ref> [[Natural gas]] is provided by [[Piedmont Natural Gas]], a subsidiary of [[Duke Energy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.piedmontng.com/our-company/about-piedmont/service-territories/tn-service-territory|title=Tennessee Service Territory|author=<!--Not stated-->|website=piedmontng.com|publisher=Piedmont Natural Gas|access-date=March 16, 2020}}</ref> ===Healthcare=== {{See also|List of hospitals in Nashville, Tennessee}} As a major center for the healthcare industry, Nashville is home to several hospitals and other primary care facilities. Most hospitals in Nashville are operated by [[Vanderbilt University Medical Center]], the TriStar Division of [[Hospital Corporation of America]], and [[Saint Thomas Health]].<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Nashville-area hospitals|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/life/health/2015/09/10/nashville-area-hospitals/72017914/|work=The Tennessean|date=September 10, 2015|access-date=March 16, 2020}}</ref> The Metropolitan Nashville Hospital Authority operates Nashville General Hospital, which is affiliated with [[Meharry Medical College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nashville.gov/Hospital-Authority.aspx|title=Nashville General Hospital|author=<!--Not stated-->|website=nashville.gov|publisher=Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County|access-date=March 16, 2020}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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