Frisco Bridge
Bridge in Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Frisco Bridge, previously known as the Memphis Bridge, is a cantilevered through truss bridge[2] carrying a rail line across the Mississippi River between West Memphis, Arkansas, and Memphis, Tennessee.
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Frisco Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 35°07′43″N 90°04′35″W |
Carries | BNSF Railway |
Crosses | Mississippi River |
Locale | West Memphis, Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee |
Maintained by | BNSF Railway |
Characteristics | |
Design | Cantilevered through Truss bridge |
Total length | 4,887 feet (1,490 m) |
Width | 30 feet (9 m) |
Longest span | 791 feet (241 m) |
Clearance below | 109 feet (33 m) |
Rail characteristics | |
No. of tracks | 1 |
History | |
Opened | May 12, 1892 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 32.9 trains per day (as of 2014[update])[1] |
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