Technical Issues
Posted June 2024
The Korean Veterans Memorial Bridge is currently undergoing updates. The Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT) is unable to fulfill lighting requests until the updates are complete.
All previously approved requests for lighting have been canceled. If you have questions, email the NDOT Bridge Lighting Team.
Korean Veterans Memorial Bridge Lighting Policy
Updated on: April 6, 2022
Lighting of the Korean Veterans Memorial Bridge in various colors or lighting sequences promotes Metro Government, its civic institutions, state and federal holidays, national nonprofit organizations with a local presence, and other public events of broad community significance. Lighting requests from groups or individuals requesting to recognize a specific cause or to commemorate or enhance a specific local special event with broad community interest may be considered on a limited basis. Specifically excluded would be lighting to celebrate individual birthdays, personal anniversaries, gender reveals, other events that are primarily private in nature, persons seeking political office, or for commercial advertising for organizations that primarily sell goods and/or services.
All requests must be made by a Davidson County resident and at least 5 business days in advance of the requested date. Due to the large number of requests received, only one day to recognize an organization or event will be granted. Metro reserves the right to cancel or reschedule a previously approved request if there is a sudden/urgent request that would override the original request.
City, state and federal holidays and recognitions of special significance (including city-sponsored and/or public events or occasions deemed appropriate), may be commemorated with special light sequences. Several examples of holidays and events the bridge will be lit on are listed below.
- New Year’s Eve
- Martin Luther King Day
- President’s Day
- Saint Patrick’s Day
- Cinco De Mayo
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- July 4th
- End of Korean War
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Halloween
- Veteran’s Day
- Thanksgiving
- Hanukkah
- Christmas
- Kwanzaa
By permitting or allowing the lighting of the Korean Veterans Memorial Bridge to recognize a specific cause or to commemorate or enhance a specific event with broad community interest, it is not the intent of the Metro Government or the Nashville Department of Transportation (NDOT) to create or open the Korean Veterans Memorial Bridge as a public forum or a limited public forum for expressive activity, nor is it the intent of the Metro Government or NDOT to create a venue or forum for the expression of political, religious, or controversial subjects which are inconsistent with the educational mission of the School Board or which could be perceived as bearing the imprimatur or endorsement of the Metro Government. It is the intent of the Metro Government to make use of a limited portion of its property in order to recognize specific causes or to commemorate or enhance specific events with broad community interest.
Korean Veterans Memorial Bridge Lighting Calendar