Hernando de Soto Bridge

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The Hernando de Soto Bridge is a large steel arch bridge carrying Interstate 40 across the Mississippi River between Memphis, Tennessee, and Arkansas.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf arch bridge
interstate highway bridge
road bridge
steel bridge
alsoKnownAs M Bridge
carries Interstate 40
motor vehicle traffic
connects Arkansas
Memphis
surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
crosses Mississippi River
crossesBetween Arkansas
Tennessee
crossesNear downtown Memphis
design through arch bridge
hasFeature M-shaped arch profile
hasFunction regional transportation link
hasLaneCount 6
hasLighting decorative lighting at night
hasMainSpanType steel through arch
hasNumberOfSpans 2 main spans
hasStructureType continuous steel box girder approaches
hasToll no
hasTrafficType local commuter traffic
long-distance interstate traffic
isMajorCrossingFor Memphis metropolitan area
isOnBoundaryBetween Arkansas
Tennessee
isPartOf transportation infrastructure of Arkansas
transportation infrastructure of Memphis
locatedIn Crittenden County, Arkansas
Memphis
surface form: Memphis, Tennessee

Shelby County, Tennessee
United States of America
surface form: United States
maintainedBy Arkansas Department of Transportation
Tennessee Department of Transportation
material steel
namedAfter Hernando de Soto
opened 1973
openedToTraffic August 1973
partOf Interstate Highway System
partOfRoute I-40 corridor between Tennessee and Arkansas
riverCrossingOf Mississippi River
surface form: Lower Mississippi River
usedFor interstate commerce

Referenced by (2)

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Memphis, Tennessee, United States hasLandmark Hernando de Soto Bridge
subject surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
American Bridge Company hasNotableProject Hernando de Soto Bridge