(Today’s article is by recurring guest writer Luke Frazier, a relatively new Knoxville resident who continues to explore the city.) I really like to cross that bridge when I come to it. In this case it’s the 1,512 foot long, 42 foot wide steel & concrete span over the Tennessee River called the Gay Street Bridge. I mean bridges are pretty cool to begin with, inherently purposeful and tee’d up for achievement. The decision to embark is embedded with the promise of the other side, and this 3/10 of a mile journey is filled with vistas and visual interest (though unfortunately the JFG sign is now gone). Built by the Youngstown Bridge Company and completed in 1898, it’s the oldest of the four vehicle bridges connecting downtown with South Knoxville.