The discovery of the crack in the I-40 bridge comes amid a renewed focus on infrastructure in Washington.
A crack is in a steel beam on the Interstate 40 bridge near Memphis, Tenn. (Tennessee Department of Transportation via AP)
(CN) – The U.S. Coast Guard has allowed river traffic on the Mississippi River to resume under a Memphis bridge after an inspector’s discovery of a large crack in a beam shut down the bridge linking Tennessee and Arkansas.
On Friday morning, the U.S. Coast Guard said 62 vessels and more than 1,000 barges were lined up and waiting to pass underneath the Hernando de Soto Bridge. After determining it was safe for boats and barges to pass underneath the structure, the Coast Guard allowed the traffic to proceed.
The US Coast Guard said Friday that transit on the Mississippi River waterway under Interstate 40 bridge in Memphis has reopened after a crack forced the closure of the vital highway bridge.
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Adrian Sainz And Andrew Demillo
A boat hauling barges down the Mississippi River moves toward the Interstate 40 bridge linking Tennessee and Arkansas on Friday, May 14, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. The U.S. Coast Guard reopened a section of the river near Memphis on Friday, three days after river traffic was shut down when a crack was found in the bridge. (AP Photo/ Adrian Sainz) May 14, 2021 - 9:24 AM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) â River traffic has reopened on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, three days after it was closed when a crack was discovered in the Interstate 40 bridge that connects Tennessee and Arkansas, the U.S. Coast Guard said Friday.
Mississippi River traffic reopened under damaged bridge
ADRIAN SAINZ and ANDREW DeMILLO, Associated Press
May 14, 2021
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1of6A boat hauling barges down the Mississippi River moves toward the Interstate 40 bridge linking Tennessee and Arkansas on Friday, May 14, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. The U.S. Coast Guard reopened a section of the river near Memphis on Friday, three days after river traffic was shut down when a crack was found in the bridge.Adrian Sainz/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6A boat hauling barges down the Mississippi River moves toward the Interstate 40 bridge linking Tennessee and Arkansas on Friday, May 14, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. The U.S. Coast Guard reopened a section of the river near Memphis on Friday, three days after river traffic was shut down when a crack was found in the bridge.Adrian Sainz/APShow MoreShow Less