Memphis, Tennessee Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== Bridges ==== Four railroad and highway bridges cross the Mississippi River at Memphis. In order of their opening years, these are the [[Frisco Bridge]] (1892, [[single track (rail)|single-track]] rail), the [[Harahan Bridge]] (1916, a [[road-rail bridge]] until 1949, currently carries [[double-track]] rail), the [[Memphis-Arkansas Memorial Bridge]] (Highway, 1949; later incorporated into [[Interstate 55]]), and the [[Hernando de Soto Bridge]] ([[Interstate 40]], 1973). A bicycle/pedestrian walkway opened along the Harahan Bridge in late 2016, utilizing the former westbound roadway.<ref>{{cite web|last=Charlier |first=Tom |url=http://archive.commercialappeal.com/news/historic-frisco-bridge-getting-extensive-makeover-by-bnsf-34daa9f1-937e-6562-e053-0100007fe70b-382568411.html |title=Historic Frisco Bridge getting extensive makeover by BNSF |website=Archive.commercialappeal.com |date=June 11, 2016 |access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2016/10/21/monumental-impact-seen-crossing/92465774/ |title=Big River Crossing opens Saturday |website=Commercialappeal.com |access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bikepedmemphis.wordpress.com/2016/10/22/the-harahan-bridge-opens/ |title=The Harahan Bridge Opens β Bike/Ped Memphis |website=Bikepedmemphis.wordpress.com |date=October 22, 2016 |access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page