Harahan Bridge
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Harahan Bridge is a historic railroad and vehicular bridge over the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, known for its early 20th-century engineering and later conversion to include a popular pedestrian and bicycle trail.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pedestrian bridge
ⓘ
railroad bridge ⓘ truss bridge ⓘ vehicular bridge ⓘ |
| addedPedestrianBicycleTrail | Big River Crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BigRiverCrossingOpened | 2016 ⓘ |
| carries |
bicycle traffic
ⓘ
pedestrian traffic ⓘ railroad traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Crittenden County, Arkansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedAs | steel truss bridge ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century engineering ⓘ |
| hasDesign | through truss ⓘ |
| hasFeature | cantilevered boardwalk for pedestrians and cyclists ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Harahan Railroad Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harahan Viaduct and Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpans | 3 main river spans ⓘ |
| hasTourismFunction | recreational trail ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Mississippi River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
downtown Memphis skyline ⓘ |
| historicalUse | combined rail and highway bridge ⓘ |
| isHistoric | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Shelby County, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear | Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James T. Harahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conversion to multiuse pedestrian and bicycle trail
ⓘ
historic railroad crossing of the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| opened | 1916 ⓘ |
| openedToRailTraffic | 1916 ⓘ |
| originallyCarried | vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| owner | Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
Frisco Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Memphis–Arkansas Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | railroad crossing of the Mississippi River at Memphis ⓘ |
| regionServed | Memphis metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverCrossed | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadwayApproachLocation | on wooden trestles over Arkansas floodplain (historical) ⓘ |
| state |
Arkansas
ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ |
| usedByRailroad | Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.