Tennessee Governor Bill Lee was in Memphis on Tuesday getting a look at the proposed new bridge to replace the present Interstate 55 bridge. The $800 million project will build a wider and safer ...

Video: Proposed new I-55 bridge The current Memphis Arkansas bridge was built in 1949 and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. TDOT says it was not designed for modern ...

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. - The I-55 Bridge connecting Arkansas and Tennessee will close for construction this weekend, according to the City of West Memphis. The city noted that the closure is weather ...

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — The I-55 Mississippi River bridge closed down for repairs this weekend, as mentioned in a social media post sent out by the City of West Memphis on Mar. 13, 2025.

The aging current I-55 Memphis & Arkansas Bridge opened in 1949. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has named the construction manager to head up the new $800 million I-55 bridge at ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Traffic briefly came to a halt on the I-55 Bridge Friday due to two children running on the interstate. The Memphis Police Department (MPD) said officers were called out to 55 ...

After a wreck caused taking officers on a high-speed chase on Interstate 55, a 36-year-old man from Memphis has died from his ...

The cable-stayed bridge, set to be complete ... replacement of the Interstate 55 bridge crossing the Mississippi River between Tennessee and Arkansas at Memphis. The project, also dubbed America ...