Bridge over Tennessee River

A little more than an hour north of Nashville you'll find one of the largest, man-made bodies of water, Land Between the Lakes. The impounding of the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers formed Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake. They, in turn, created the largest inland peninsula (believe it or not) in the USA. In 1963, President Kennedy named the area a National Recreation Site to show that land with limited resources could actually be an asset. LBL continues to be a natural asset to the US.

LBL has over 170,000 acres of land, over 200,000 surface acres (water), 200 miles of hiking/biking trails, 100 miles of horseback riding trails, over 950 campsites, 1300 plant species, over 240 bird and 50 mammal species, and three sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In addition, LBL has over 90 bridges, including the one shown above.

I took this photo from the Turkey Bay vehicle area. The water on the south side of the bridge (where I'm standing) is part of the Tennessee River. The water on the north side is part of Kentucky Lake. There are a number of campgrounds and fishing docks in the area. In addition, there's also the elk and bison prairie (created to restore their natural habitat) and Golden Pond Visitor Center.