MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The I-55 bridge over the Mississippi River will be closed from January 17 to January 20 for construction, according to the City of West Memphis. Contractors are set to close the ...

Big River Crossing is a great way to get outside and take in the mightiness of the Mississippi ... the Memphis skyline as you walk, run, or bike across the nearly mile-long pedestrian bridge ...

The City of West Memphis, Arkansas announced on social media that the closure of the I-55 Mississippi bridge scheduled to take place between Dec. 13 and Dec. 16, 2024 has been canceled.

But because of engineering challenges, a bridge across the Lower Mississippi wasn’t opened until 1892 in Memphis. (It is the longest span in the U.S. considered a Historic Civil Engineering ...