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Union Pacific Railroad, Big River Crossing Bike/Pedestrian Trail 1916 35°07′45″N 90°04′33″W / 35.12917°N 90.07583°W / 35.12917; -90.07583 ( Harahan Bridge
A large volume of railroad freight traffic moves through Memphis, thanks to two Mississippi River railroad crossings and the convergence of east–west rail routes with north–south routes. Memphis had two major rail passenger stations, Memphis Union Station, razed in early 1969, and Memphis Central Station, which has been renovated. The ...
The city of Batesville, Mississippi was founded following the construction of the railway, and drew its residents from surrounding communities. [7] During the Civil War, the railroad's trestle over the Coldwater River was destroyed by Federal troops. [8] Following the war, the railroad was "a complete wreck, and literally without rolling stock ...
Hastings Rail Bridge; Helena Bridge; Hennepin Avenue Bridge; Hernando de Soto Bridge; High Bridge (St. Paul) Highway 24 Bridge; Highway 25 Bridge (Minnesota) Horace Wilkinson Bridge; Huey P. Long Bridge (Baton Rouge) Huey P. Long Bridge (Jefferson Parish)
1862 map from the New York Times showing the plank road route out of Memphis. The Memphis and Hernando Plank Road was a toll road between Memphis, Tennessee, and Hernando, Mississippi, in the United States. The plank road was built and opened in approximately 1852. [1]
This is a route-map template for the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad, a Mississippi and Tennessee railway.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
Ripley and New Albany Railroad: Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad: IC: 1852 1889 Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad: Mississippi Valley Company: IC: 1872 1945 Illinois Central Railroad: Mississippi Valley and Ship Island Railroad: IC: 1873 1883 New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Vicksburg and Memphis Railroad: Mississippi and Western Railroad ...
The bridge is named for 16th century Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto, who explored this stretch of the Mississippi River and died south of Memphis. [8] Hernando de Soto Bridge illuminated at night in 2015. At night, the bridge was illuminated by 200 sodium vapor lights along its "M" structure. The bridge was first illuminated on September 5 ...