Sunday, August 5 at 8am the Bridge was opened to traffic once again. The first vehicle to cross was a CARTA electric bus.

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• "Chattanooga's Drawbridge": Press Release, 8/4/07
• "Market Street Bridge Grand Reopening Celebration Event Schedule": Press Release, 7/25/07
• "Market Street Bridge Grand Reopening Celebration Entertainment Lineup": Press Release, 7/25/07
• "CARTA Bus to be the first vehicle to cross newly restored Market St. Bridge": Press Release, 7/20/07
• "Destiny of a Drawbridge": Chattanooga Magazine, 7/12/07
• "Riverfront Nights to begin June 23rd": Press Release, 6/20/07
• "Market Street Bridge At A Glance": Press Release, 6/20/07
• "Market Street Bridge expected to open early: Aug. 5, 2007", Press Release, 6/20/07
• "Chattanooga’s Drawbridge Ready to Roll Out": Press Release, 6/20/07
• "Dragon Bites: Details on the Chattanooga Dragon Boat festival…": Press Release, 6/20/07
• "Dragon Boat event coincides with bridge grand opening and Riverfront Nights": Press Release, 6/14/07
• A Special Message From The Bridge Construction Team
• "Woman trapped on bridge as it opened recalls terror": Chattanooga Times Free Press. Monday, 5/28/07
• "Vandalism on Market Street Bridge construction site climbs to $10,000": Press Release, 4/4/07
• "Potholes toward progress": Chattanooga Times Free Press. Monday, 3/12/07
• "On the road again": Chattanooga Times Free Press. Saturday, 2/3/07
• "Riverfront Parkway Re-Opens": WDEF.com, Friday, 2/2/07
• "Riverfront Parkway section reopens today": Chattanooga Times Free Press. Friday, 2/2/07
• "Riverfront Parkway Reopens To Traffic Friday": Chattanoogan.com, Thursday, 2/1/07
• "Despite the drop in temperature, work continues on the Market Street bridge": Chattanoogan.com, Wednesday, 1/17/07
• "Bridge Progresses": Chattanooga Times Free Press. Sunday, 1/14/07
• "Bridge repairs on schedule": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Friday, 1/5/07
• "Bridge work continues": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Wednesday, 1/3/07
• "Cruising Upstream": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Thursday, 12/28/06
• "Mayor Says 2007 To Be Banner Year With Bridge, City Hall Opening": Chattanoogan.com, Monday, 12/18/06
• "Changes To North Shore Design Review Panel To Be Heard Dec. 11": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Sunday, 12/3/06
• "Bridging the money gap": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tuesday, 11/28/06
• "Rebuilding a tie across the river": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Monday, 11/27/06
• "Span to honor Cherokees?": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Monday, 11/27/06
• "Aging bridge infrastructure": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Sunday, 11/26/06
• "North Shore merchants find power in numbers": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tuesday, 11/14/06
• "North Chattanooga Construction To Halt For Christmas Season": Tuesday, 11/7/06
• "Mild winter could allow bridge to open early": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Monday, 11/6/06
• "Northshore Construction": WDEF.com, Friday, 11/3/06
• "Progress Report: Market Street Bridge": WRCB.com, Monday 10/23/06
• "Southside Art Harvest": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Sunday, 10/22/06
• "Delta Queen Visits": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tuesday, 10/17/06
• "Construction Academy": NewsCahnnel9.com, Wednesday, 10/4/06
• "Veteran's Bridge Off-Ramp Re-Opened": Chattanoogan.com, Thursday, 9/28/06
• "Cloudy day work": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Wednesday, 9/6/06
• "Market Street Bridge work causes closures": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Wednesday, 9/6/06
• "Market Street Bridge Update": NewsChannel9.com, Tuesday, 9/5/06
• "Britton Says Market Street Bridge Renovation Challenging, But On Schedule": Chattanoogan.com, Tuesday, 9/5/06
• "Riverfront Parkway Closed": WDEF.com, Tuesday, 9/5/06
• "One-Year Progress Report on Market St. Bridge": WDEF.com, Tuesday, 9/5/06
• "Riverfront Parkway, Passage Closures Start Tuesday": WDEF.com, Monday, 9/4/06
• "TownTalk": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Wednesday, 8/30/06
• "Riverfront Parkway, Passage To Close For Bridge Construction": Chattanoogan.com, Tuesday, 8/24/06
• "Bridge work to require closing The Passage, Riverfront Parkway": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Saturday, 8/26/06
• "Riverfront Parkway to be Closed for Work on Market Street Bridge": TDOT, Friday, 8/25/06
• "Efforts begin on southern approach of Market Street Bridge Renovation Project" : Press Release, Friday, 8/25/06
• "Picture Perfect Sunset" : Chattanooga Times Free Press, Friday, 8/11/06
• "Nearly halfway there": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tuesday, 8/1/06
• "North Shore plans to draw visitors": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Monday, 7/3/06
• "Letters to the Editor": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Wednesday, 6/7/06
• "Back to work on the bridge": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Wednesday, 5/31/06
• "Riverfront Ride": Chattanooga Time Free Press, Wednesday, 5/24/06
• "Market Street Bridge on Schedule": Eyewitness News Channel 3, Thursday, 4/6/06
• "Tourism tests bridge impact": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Thursday, 4/6/06
• "Roads": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tuesday, 4/1/06
• "A walk by the water": Chattanooga Time Free Press, Monday, 3/31/06
• "Group cancels fall art show at Coolidge Park": Chattanooga Time Free Press, Thursday, 3/20/06
• "Bridge renovation project hits snag": Chattanooga Times Free Press. Saturday, 3/18/06
• "Market Street Bridge Stays On Track Despite Material Shortages": Chattanoogan.com, Thursday, 3/16/06
• "Solitary Silhouette": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Saturday, 2/25/06
• "Trendy spot: North Shore": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Friday, 2/17/06
• "Market Street Bridge Construction Slowing You Down?": NewsChannel9.com, Wednesday, 2/15/06
• "TN Bridge to Retain Historical Look": Construction Equipment Guide, Tuesday, 2/14/06
• "Bare-Bones Bridge": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Thursday, 1/26/06
• "Quittin' Time": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Thursday, 1/12/06
• "Bridge redo on track ": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Saturday, 1/07/06
• "Rebuilding A Bridge": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Friday, 12/23/05
• "Shops survive loss of span": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Thursday, 12/8/05
• "5 Questions for 1 Chattanoogan": Chattanooga Pulse, Wednesday, 11/16/05
• "Last Run on Market Street Bridge": Chattanooga Pulse, Wednesday, 10/26/05
• "Work on Market St. Bridge 'Right On Schedule'": Chattanoogan.com, Thursday 10/20/05
• "North Shore Business is Good": WDEF.com, Thursday, 10/20/05
• "Market Street Bridge construction on schedule": WDEF.com, Wednesday, 10/19/05
• "Officials fear bridge work will hurt Passage": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Saturday, 10/15/05
• "Business near normal during Market Street Bridge rehab project":Chatt. Times Free Press, Sat, 10/15/05
• "Span renovation continues on pace for completion in two years": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Sat, 10/8/05
• "Woman likely jumped from bridge": Chattanooga Times Free Press, Thursday, 10/6/05
• "Death Of Woman Found Under Bridge Ruled Suicide": Chattanooga.com, Wednesday, 10/5/05
• "Body found at bridge construction site": Chattanooga Time Free Press, Tuesday, 10/4/05
• "Falling Concrete From Bridge Damages Kayak Launch": Chattanooga.com, Tuesday, 10/4/05
• "Market Street Bridge Body Identified": WDEF.com, Tuesday, 10/4/05
• "Woman's Body Found In Rubble Beneath Market St. Bridge": the Chattanoogan.com, Tuesday, 10/4/05
• "Body Found Near Coolidge Park": Newschannel 9: Tuesday, 10/4/05
• "Market Street Bridge Coming Down": Newschannel 9: Friday, 9/23/05
• "Ain’t Nothin’ Paved on the Bridge": Chattanooga Pulse, Wednesday, 9/21/05
• Metro & Region, Page 6, Chattanooga Times-Free Press: Tuesday, 9/20/05
• Metro & Region, Chattanooga Times-Free Press: Wednesday, 9/21/05
• Front Page, Chattanooga Times-Free Press: Monday, 9/19/05
• "Day One of Market Street Bridge Closure": WDEF News 12: Monday, 9/19/05
• "Ain’t Nothin’ Closed but the Bridge": Newschannel 9: Sunday, 9/18/05
• "Market Street Bridge Closed": WDEF News 12: Sunday, 9/18/05
• "The Market Street Bridge is Officially Closed", the Chattanoogan.com, Sunday, 9/18/05
• Front Page, Chattanooga Times-Free Press: Saturday, 9/17/05
• Weekend Section, Chattanooga Times-Free Press: Friday, 9/16/05
• "TDOT Pledges to Keep Market Street Bridge Work Moving", the Chattanoogan.com, Wednesday, 9/14/05
• "Market Street Bridge Rehabilitation Project Set to Begin", article published with permission of TDOT, 9/14/05.
• Tennessee Department of Transportation Release: 9/14/05
• City of Chattanooga Release: 9/10/05
• "Market Street Bridge Closes Next Sunday: Historic Bridge to Remain Shut 2 Years for Major Repairs": the Chattanoogan.com, Friday, 9/10/05