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A major bridge connecting Memphis, Tennessee, to Arkansas reopened to traffic in both directions on Monday afternoon, nearly three months after a crack forced its closure, the Arkansas Department ...
The Hernando de Soto Bridge on Interstate 40 – a major artery for traffic crossing the Mississippi River between Memphis and eastern Arkansas – was shut down Tuesday for emergency repairs ...
The Hernando de Soto Bridge on Interstate 40 -- a major artery for traffic crossing the Mississippi River between Memphis and eastern Arkansas -- was shut down Tuesday for emergency repairs after ...
That bridge, located 2 miles southwest of the Hernando de Soto Bridge, is significantly older, having been completed in 1949. (The I-40 and I-55 bridges are often locally referred to as the “New ...
A major bridge connecting Memphis, Tennessee, to Arkansas will open to traffic in one direction on Monday, more than two months after a crack forced its closure, Tennessee transportation officials ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — All lanes on the Hernando Desoto Bridge were closed Tuesday until further notice after an inspection found a crack that requires investigation, Arkansas officials said. Memphis ...
The bridge has been closed to traffic since May 11, when an inspector discovered a bad break in a key beam supporting the Hernando de Soto Bridge, which is more commonly known in Memphis as the ...
Here's what we know after the Hernando de Soto 'M' bridge was shut down on Tuesday afternoon. ... Traffic was rerouted to Interstate 55 and over the Memphis-Arkansas Bridge.
Cracked Memphis Bridge Indefinitely ... indefinitely stopped all traffic related to the Hernando de Soto Bridge on Interstate 40 after inspectors discovered a crack in the steel structure ...
The Hernando DeSoto Bridge was closed after the fracture was found during an inspection. ... 2021, in Memphis, Tennessee. The bridge has been closed since a crack in the span was found May 11.
The City of Memphis has accepted $12 million from anonymous donors to light both the Harahan and Hernando de Soto Bridge with new LED light fixtures.