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The 48-year-old span links Arkansas and Tennessee. The inspectors said police had to clear it immediately. Officials say repairs could take months.

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.

Repairs to Interstate Bridge Could Take Months Engineers are still struggling to determine if the bridge can hold its own weight and the weight of construction crews. May 13th, 2021 In this undated image released by the Tennessee Department of Transportation shows a crack is in a steel beam on the Interstate 40 bridge, near Memphis, Tenn. The Tennessee Department of Transportation says the crack is in a 900-foot steel beam that provides stability for the Interstate 40 bridge that connects Arkansas and Tennessee over the Mississippi River. The bridge was closed Tuesday, May 11, 2021 after insp...

The barges were idle for three days while officials determined whether or not a crack discovered on the Interstate 40 bridge that connects Tennessee and Arkansas was safe to pass under.

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) — River traffic has reopened on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, three days after it was closed when a crack was discovered in the ...