Frisco Bridge
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Frisco Bridge is a historic railroad truss bridge in Memphis, Tennessee, notable as one of the earliest major steel spans across the lower Mississippi River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frisco Bridge canonical | 2 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic place
ⓘ
railroad bridge ⓘ steel bridge ⓘ truss bridge ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Harahan Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Memphis & Arkansas Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Frisco Railroad Bridge
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Harahan Bridge (railroad predecessor context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carried |
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
railroad traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Crittenden County, Arkansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | 1892 ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | 1888 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crosses |
Lower Mississippi River
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ⓘ
Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| design | cantilever truss ⓘ |
| designedBy | George S. Morison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineer | George S. Morison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | listed as a historic structure ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTracks | single-track ⓘ |
| hasType | through truss bridge ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Memphis, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shelby County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| material | steel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest major steel spans across the lower Mississippi River
ⓘ
early long-span steel truss engineering ⓘ |
| opened | 1892 ⓘ |
| owner | St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | rail network between St. Louis and the South ⓘ |
| region | Mid-South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverMile | approximately Mississippi River mile 736 ⓘ |
| significance | improved rail connectivity between the Midwest and the Gulf South ⓘ |
| spans |
Arkansas bank of Mississippi River
ⓘ
Tennessee bank of Mississippi River ⓘ |
| usedBy |
freight trains
ⓘ
passenger trains ⓘ |
| wasAtTime | one of the longest steel truss bridges in the United States ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.