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The Memphis & Arkansas Bridge, also known as the Memphis–Arkansas Bridge or inaccurately as the Memphis–Arkansas Memorial Bridge, is a cantilevered through truss bridge [2] carrying Interstate 55 across the Mississippi River between West Memphis, Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee.
Before the Hernando de Soto Bridge was completed, traffic going across the river was carried across the Mississippi River by the Interstate 55/US Highway 64/70/79/61 Memphis & Arkansas Bridge crossing, located 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest. The two states initially feuded over the cost of paying for the bridge.
The Harahan Bridge is a cantilevered through truss bridge [2] that carries two rail lines and a pedestrian bridge across the Mississippi River between West Memphis, Arkansas, and Memphis, Tennessee. The bridge is owned and operated by Union Pacific Railroad and is the second longest pedestrian/bicycle bridge in the United States (after the ...
Frisco Bridge at Structurae; Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. TN-14, "Memphis Bridge", 61 photos, 4 photo caption pages; Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NE-2, "Nebraska City Bridge", 59 photos, 3 measured drawings, 511 data pages, 3 photo caption pages, discusses Chief Engineer George S. Morison and his many bridges, including nearly 50 pages about the Memphis ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Transportation is providing nearly $400 million to build a new Interstate 55 bridge connecting Tennessee and Arkansas across the Mississippi River ...
Hernando de Soto Bridge (2007) The Memphis & Arkansas Bridge (December 17, 1949), carries Interstate 55 and has a pedestrian walkway. The bridge was built between 1945–1949 and is the longest Warren truss- style bridge in the United States. It is listed on the National Historic Register.
The Mississippi River I-55 bridge between Memphis and Arkansas will be closed for the weekend. Here's what to know. I-55 bridge between Memphis and Arkansas to close for weekend construction work
There is a through-line from the Memphis in May today, every year going back 46 years to 1977, when our character was tested in the toughest of times. Memphis in May started in 1977 to bridge ...