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West Memphis facing traffic problems during bridge shutdown Office of Emergency Management gives tips; EMS organizations make preparations West Memphis facing traffic problems during bridge shutdown By Hannah Campbell | May 12, 2021 at 9:57 PM CDT - Updated May 12 at 10:58 PM WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (KAIT) - The bridge shutdown has impacted surrounding cities like West Memphis. The local Office of Emergency Management has safety tips for travelers, and EMS organizations have plans in place to make sure services are not delayed. DeWayne Rose, emergency management director for West Memphis, su...

Both states' transportation agencies said they would make sure the 48-year-old, 1.8-mile (2.9-kilometer) bridge is safe before reopening. “This fracture had the potential of becoming a catastrophic event that was prevented by our staff’s diligent effort in managing our bridge inspection program,” Tudor said. Traffic was being rerouted to Interstate 55 and the 71-year-old Memphis & Arkansas Bridge, about 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) south. River traffic was also shut down in the Memphis area until further notice, the Tennessee Department of Transportation said. The U.S. Coast Guard said 16 t...

Cracked bridge over Mississippi River could be closed for months, delaying shipping Updated May 13, 2021; Posted May 13, 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. (Tennessee Department of Transportation via AP)AP Facebook Share By ADRIAN SAINZ, JILL BLEED and ANDREW DeMILLO, The Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Repairs to the Interstate 40 bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee could take months after a crack was found in the span, forcing thousands of trucks and ...

Official: Repairs to interstate bridge could take months Associated Press Updated:  Tags:  Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Transportation officers and police block an Interstate 40 onramp to the bridge over the Mississippi River near downtown Memphis, Tenn., on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The Arkansas Department of Transportation tweeted on Tuesday that it found a crack during a routine inspection of the bridge. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz) MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Repairs to the Interstate 40 bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee could take months after a crack was found in the s...

Don't show me this message again✕ A huge crack led to the closing of a bridge between Arkansas and Tennessee, with repairs possibly taking months. Thousands of drivers were forced to take detours and part of the Mississippi River was shut down for shipping. The bridge, leading into Memphis in the southwest corner of Tennessee, was shut down on Tuesday afternoon after inspectors found a “significant fracture” in one of two horizontal steel beams stretching across the river. Each beam is 900 feet long. The beams are essential for the bridge's structural integrity, according to Lorie Tud...