Memphis & Arkansas Bridge
highway bridge in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
The Memphis & Arkansas Bridge, also known as the Memphis–Arkansas Bridge is a cantilevered truss bridge[2] carrying Interstate 55 over the Mississippi River between West Memphis, Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee. People who live in Memphis call this bridge the "Old Bridge", because it is older than the "New Bridge", or the Hernando de Soto Bridge, upstream.
Memphis & Arkansas Bridge | |
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 Memphis & Arkansas Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 35°7′39.02″N 90°4′32.42″W / 35.1275056°N 90.0756722°W |
| Carries | 4 lanes of      I-55 / US 61 / US 64 / US 70 / US 79 SR 1 |
| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | West Memphis, Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee |
| Official name | Memphis & Arkansas Bridge |
| Maintained by | TDOT & ARDOT |
| ID number | 79I00550101 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cantilevered through truss bridge |
| Total length | 5,222 feet (1,592 m) |
| Width | 52 feet (16 m) |
| Longest span | 770 feet (235 m) |
| Clearance below | 112 feet (34 m) |
| History | |
| Construction start | September 12, 1945 |
| Opened | December 17, 1949 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 62,355 (2016) |
Memphis & Arkansas Bridge | |
  Location in Tennessee  Location in United States | |
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Built | 1949 |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000139[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 16, 2001 |
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The bridge also carries U.S. Route 61 (US 61), US 64, US 70 and US 79. The bridge was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "Memphis-Arkansas Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2023-02-21.