Falls, a 145-foot underground waterfall located over 1, 120 feet beneath
the mountain’s surface. The Lookout
Mountain Incline Railway ascends and
descends the mountain every half-hour with trolley-style railcars, offering panoramic views of the city. One
of the steepest railways in the world, its
gradient reaches 72. 7 percent.
Lifelong Learning Opportunities
Medical Facilities
Among the health services available
to Chattanooga residents are public and
private mental health facilities, drug
and alcohol abuse recovery facilities,
rehabilitation centers, a sports medicine
center, speech and hearing services, fa-
cilities for the handicapped, free-stand-
ing emergency medical centers and
community hospitals. Erlanger Medical
Center, the region’s largest and oldest
public hospital, has 818 acute-care beds
and 50 long-term beds, and is the only
medical center in the region offering
LifeForce Air Ambulance service.
Green Initiatives
Perhaps no city in the country has
undergone as dramatic an improvement as Chattanooga, a city named
America’s most polluted by the U.S.
Department of Health, Education and
Welfare in 1980. The privately funded
Vision 2000 program was initiated in
1982 to revitalize the city’s riverfront
and downtown and change its grimy
image. By the 21st century, Chattanooga was one of the cleanest U.S. cities. Pride in this change is evident in
more recent downtown revitalization
projects that include the citywide 21st
Century Waterfront Plan.
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Geographic Region: Inland
Elevation: 685 feet
Population: 167,414
Avg. Temperatures:
Winter: 52/32 Spring: 72/48
Summer: 89/68 Fall: 72/50
Avg. Precipitation: 52. 6 inches/year
Median Resident Age: 37
Median Household Income: $32,006
Median Home Value: $116,500
Hospitals: University of tennessee
at Chattanooga (UtC), erlanger
Medical Center
Airport: Chattanooga Metropolitan
airport
