Memphis-Arkansas Bridge
Photos
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Overview Photos provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department |
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All three |
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West end |
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View from arkansas |
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East portal |
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Deck view |
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Underneath |
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Dedication monument Photo taken by James Baughn |
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East abutment Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Stone pier Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Walkway Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Taken from a riverboat. All 4 Memphis Bridges can be seen. Hernando Desoto in the background was darkened using photoshop so it can be seen. A train can also be seen going over the Frisco. Photo taken by Channin Rosenthal in March 2008 |
Facts
- Overview
- Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on I-55 at Memphis
- Status
- Open to four lanes of traffic
- History
- Built 1949
- Design
- Cantilevered through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 789.8 ft.
Total length: 5,220.7 ft.
Deck width: 51.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.3 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 2001
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +35.12751, -90.07567 (decimal degrees)
35°07'39" N, 90°04'32" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/766474/3891098 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Northwest Memphis
- Inventory numbers
- NRHP 01000139 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 32699 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 2001)
- Appraisal: Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 48.90 (out of 100)
Update Log
- April 1, 2009: New photo from Channin Rosenthal
- September 25, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
- February 13, 2005: Posted new photos
Sources
- Wikipedia
- James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
- Channin Rosenthal - ichfcr [at] aol [dot] com
Comments
The Hernando-DeSoto bridge shifted when supports were being driven around the pilings for retrofitting earthquake equipment.This ground is continually shifting due to the instability from the New Madrid Fault line.
This bridge may be old but it is sound!
The new Hernando DeSoo Memphis bridge carring Interstate 40 Trafic was just shut down for over nine hours on 8-27-07 because A pier on the Arkansas approach sank nearly 4 inches during construction.
I feel Newer is not Always better. They do not build bridges with pride like in the eaerly 1900's and thus they canot withstand any lane additions . You know as well contractors get bonues for coming under budget or faster buildg of the structure. So the job is just minimum. This bridge will still be standing probably 33 yaers from now if it is maintaned and will be nearly 100 years old.
This bridge is in need of replacing. It's old and very narrow especially for Interstate 55 Traffic. Its time to replace for a much newer bridge.
How long it took to build, this bridge?
How many lives were lost? While building this bridge?
How deep is the mississippi river?
How much it cost, to maintain the maintenance?