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James E. Buck Karnes Bridge

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The James E. "Buck" Karnes Bridge, also known as the Alcoa Highway Bridge, sometimes abbreviated as the Buck Karnes Bridge, is a vehicle bridge that crosses the Tennessee River in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. The bridge carries US 129/SR 115 (Alcoa Highway) between Knoxville and Maryville. The current bridge structure was completed in 1990, replacing an older structure that existed from 1930 to 1990 at the same location. The 1,169-foot (356 m) bridge is one of three vehicle bridges connecting Downtown Knoxville with South Knoxville, the other two being the James C. Ford Memorial Bridge, (James White Parkway), and the Henley Bridge, (Chapman Hwy and Henley Street). The bridge is named in honor of James Ernest Karnes, a Sergeant in the United States Army. He served in World War I and was awarded the Medal of Honor for action in France in 1918. The bridge was originally constructed as one of many toll bridges throughout Tennessee. It was later 'freed' by the State Legislature and tolls officially removed in 1939. Since the bridge was completed prior to the road leading South being finished, no actual tolls were ever collected at this bridge.

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James E. Buck Karnes Bridge
Alcoa Highway, Knoxville

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Alcoa Highway
37920 Knoxville
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