Songbird Trail visitors now have a new place to go when nature calls as the TVA and Anderson County leaders cut the ribbon on new public restrooms at the trailhead near Norris Dam.

New bathrooms are open at TVA's highly visited Songbird Trail near the Norris Dam.

The bathrooms will be near the Songbird Trailhead on public land managed by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Texas Floods Inundate Central Areas As Waters Seen Rising Rapidly ...

Norris Dam What I enjoyed the most was seeing the Norris Dam itself. This is a historic place because it has been around since 1936 and still powers many parts of the state to this day.

From that first dam project to construct Norris Lake just north of Knoxville, TVA has created reservoirs that encompass 650,000 surface acres of water, producing 11,000 miles of shoreline.

See behind the scenes of Norris Dam, built in the Art Deco-style between 1933 and 1936, as elected officials walked through its center.

See behind the scenes of Norris Dam, built in the Art Deco-style between 1933 and 1936, as elected officials walked through its center.

Norris Dam was completed in 1936 as TVA's first hydroelectric dam, its first major power plant construction and its first source of renewable energy. Today, 29 TVA hydroelectric dams provide up to 10% ...

Norris weir dam protects ecosystem Norris Dam was completed in 1936 as TVA's first hydroelectric dam, its first major power plant construction and its first source of renewable energy.

The problem may sound small, but it was huge for aquatic life and fishers on a Tennessee river: A 10-acre island downstream of the Norris Dam was washing away. Hibbs Island, a popular spot for ...