Memphis-Arkansas Memorial Bridge
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truss bridge, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, bridge, road bridge, cantilever bridge
Historic road bridge listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
Built: 1949
Designer: Modjeski and Masters
Builders: Merritt-Chapman and Scott Corporation (New York, NY); Harris Structural Steel Company (New York, NY); Virginia Bridge Company (Roanoke, VA)
Type: Warren cantilevered through-truss
Length: 5,222 feet
Carries: Interstate 55
Crosses: Mississippi River
Still in use: yes
Also known as: Interstate 55 Bridge; E.H. Crump Bridge
Date added to NRHP: 2/16/2001
Other designations: part of the Historic Bridges of Arkansas Multiple Property Submission
Notes: This is the longest Warren truss-style bridge in the United States.
Built: 1949
Designer: Modjeski and Masters
Builders: Merritt-Chapman and Scott Corporation (New York, NY); Harris Structural Steel Company (New York, NY); Virginia Bridge Company (Roanoke, VA)
Type: Warren cantilevered through-truss
Length: 5,222 feet
Carries: Interstate 55
Crosses: Mississippi River
Still in use: yes
Also known as: Interstate 55 Bridge; E.H. Crump Bridge
Date added to NRHP: 2/16/2001
Other designations: part of the Historic Bridges of Arkansas Multiple Property Submission
Notes: This is the longest Warren truss-style bridge in the United States.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis-Arkansas_Memorial_Bridge
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 35°7'44"N 90°4'40"W
- Helena Bridge 85 km
- Newport Bridge 122 km
- Highway 79 Bridge 125 km
- Greenville Bridge 228 km
- Cotter Bridge 257 km
- Arkansas River Bridge 280 km
- Vicksburg Bridge 322 km
- Cove Lake Spillway Dam-Bridge 323 km
- Gray Spring Recreation Area & Forest Service Road 1003 354 km
- Honeycreek Bridge 453 km
- South End 1.5 km
- SoFo 2.5 km
- Downtown Memphis 2.9 km
- Washington Heights 3.4 km
- Riverside Golf Course 3.5 km
- The Edge 3.6 km
- Riverside 3.8 km
- Peabody- Vance 4 km
- Medical District 4.6 km
- President's Island (Island Number 45) 5.5 km
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