Memphis & Arkansas Bridge
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.
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Design | Cantilevered through truss bridge |
| History | |
| Construction start | September 12, 1945 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 62,355 (2016) |
Memphis & Arkansas Bridge | |
| Location: | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Built: | 1949 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 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]
Memphis & Arkansas Bridge Media
Original 1949 Memphis nameplate of Memphis & Arkansas Bridge, showing its correct name as well as its planning commission headed by E. H. Crump.
Photo of dedicatory poem opposite nameplate, officially attributed to Walter Chandler.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "Memphis-Arkansas Bridge". Bridgehunter.com.