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File Name	shades_tsm_0030.jpg
Title	The Suspension Bridge at Nashville
Date	ca. 1855
Genre	Paintings
Material/Technique	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	24 x 48 inches
Description	Painting depicting suspension bridge across the Cumberland River with large three story castellated building (city jail also designed by Adolphus Heiman) near bridge and paddlewheel steamer at landing. Other buildings include the medical college, which was also designed by Heiman.
Historical note	Architect and engineer Adolphus Heiman designed this suspension bridge spanning the Cumberland River at Nashville. The bridge was completed in 1850 and was used until Confederate forces cut the cables on the night of February 18, 1862 after the fall of Fort Donelson.
Subject	Suspension bridges
Theme	Taking Care of Business
Story	Adelicia Acklen
Geographic Location	United States--Tennessee--Nashville; United States--Tennessee--Cumberland River
Time period	1850-1859
Rights	Images reproduced on this website are intended for individual, educational use only. For research inquiries about specific objects or requests for high resolution images, contact the Tennessee State Museum.
Type	Still image
Format	image/jpg
Contributing Institution	Tennessee State Museum
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Reference URL	http://content.mtsu.edu/u?/shades,92
Archival file	shades11/shades_tsm_0030.jpg