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The Main Street Line is a line of the Memphis Area Transit Authority trolley system. It began operations in 1993, becoming the first streetcar line to operate in Memphis since 1947. [ 3 ] It runs for about 2 mi (3.2 km) along Main Street, with 14 stops in Downtown Memphis .
It consists of 2.2 mi (3.5 km) of double track along Madison Avenue with six stops stretching into Midtown Memphis. The line was built to connect the Main Street system to the Medical District just east of Downtown Memphis. [3] Trolley service has been suspended since April 2014, after two trolley cars caught fire within a span of six months.
The Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) is the public transportation provider for Memphis, Tennessee.It is one of the largest transit providers in the state of Tennessee; MATA transports customers in the City of Memphis and parts of Shelby County on fixed-route buses, paratransit vehicles, demand-responsive service, and the MATA Trolley system.
Originally proposed as a 4.9-mile (7.9 km) line along the Mississippi River, the Memphis City Council voted 9-4 in January 1990 to build the 2.5-mile (4 km), $33 million Main Street route. [12] After multiple delays, construction of the line commenced in February 1991 for completion by December 1992. [ 13 ]
US 64 / US 70 / US 79 travel concurrently in Memphis (2008). Interstate 40 (I-40), its spur highway I-240 and I-55 are the main freeways in the Memphis area. I-40 and I-55 (along with rail lines) cross the Mississippi at Memphis from the state of Arkansas.
Tennessee Titans fans can follow the daily progress of the construction of the new Nissan Stadium.. The team announced the availability of the camera this week, and it overlooks the construction ...
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, replacing the existing 75 ...
The listed property addresses are 4465 Poplar Ave., 530 Oak Court, 4445 Poplar Ave. and 0 Southern Ave., according to the Shelby County Register of Deeds. ... East Memphis Oak Court Mall Macy's ...