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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.
Interstate 55 (I-55) is part of the Interstate Highway System that runs from LaPlace, Louisiana, to Chicago, Illinois.In the state of Tennessee, the Interstate is located entirely within the state's second-largest city of Memphis, running 12.28 miles (19.76 km) from the Mississippi state line in the Whitehaven neighborhood to the Arkansas border across the Mississippi River.
The old bridge on I-55 from Memphis to Arkansas, the main thoroughfare with the Hernando De Soto bridge still closed for construction on Wednesday, June 2, 2021.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation has shared updated plans for a new Interstate 55 bridge connecting Memphis to Arkansas. The current bridge, pictured, dates back to 1949.
I-55 enters Arkansas from Tennessee as it crosses the Mississippi River on the Memphis & Arkansas Bridge. It overlaps I-40 for approximately 2.8 miles (4.5 km) in West Memphis . After separating from I-40, I-55 turns northward and runs with US 61, US 63 , and US 64 until US 64 exits in through Marion . [ 3 ]
When will the I-55 Memphis to Arkansas bridge be closed? The closure will take place from Sunday, June 9, at 8 p.m. to Sunday, June 23, at 8 p.m. The department will close the following roads ...
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
Interstate 55 (I-55) is a north–south Interstate Highway that has a 72.22-mile (116.23 km) section in the US state of Arkansas connecting sections in Tennessee and Missouri. The route enters Arkansas on the Memphis & Arkansas Bridge over the Mississippi River from Memphis, Tennessee.