Hernando de Soto Bridge
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For the bridge in Florida, see Hernando de Soto Bridge (Florida).
The Hernando de Soto Bridge is a tied-arch bridge carrying Interstate 40 across the Mississippi River between West Memphis, Arkansas, and Memphis, Tennessee. The design is a continuous cantilevered cable-stayed steel through arch, with bedstead endposts. Memphians also call the bridge the "New Bridge",[2] as it is newer than the Memphis & Arkansas Bridge (carrying Interstate 55) downstream, and the "M Bridge", due to its distinctive shape. It is of similar construction to the Sherman Minton Bridge between Louisville, Kentucky, and New Albany, Indiana (except that it consists of a single level deck).
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Hernando de Soto Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 35°09′10″N 90°03′50″W |
Carries | 6 lanes of I-40 |
Crosses | Mississippi River |
Locale | Memphis, Tennessee, and West Memphis, Arkansas |
Other name(s) | The M Bridge, Memphis Bridge, Mississippi Bridge, New Bridge |
Maintained by | TDOT and ARDOT |
ID number | 79I00400001 |
Characteristics | |
Design | tied arch, through arch |
Material | Steel |
Pier construction | Concrete |
Total length | 9,432.6 feet (2,875 m) |
Width | 90 feet (27 m) |
Longest span | 900 feet (274 m) |
Clearance below | 109 feet (33 m) |
History | |
Construction start | May 2, 1967; 57 years ago (1967-05-02) |
Opened | August 2, 1973; 50 years ago (1973-08-02) |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 37,308 (2018)[1] |
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