calsfoundation@cals.org
March 20, 2012
The Memphis-Arkansas Memorial Bridge on Interstate 55 spanning the Mississippi River opened on December 17, 1949. Total cost of the steel structure bridge and accesses totaled $13.6 million. Increased traffic capacity of the bridge, which connects Arkansas with Tennessee at Memphis, greatly contributed to the growth of West Memphis (Crittenden County) as a major trucking center.