MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Interstate 55 bridge over the Mississippi River in Memphis is closing for two weeks beginning at 8 p.m. Sunday, March 10 for a construction project.
According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, crews will hydro-demolition the bridge deck and provide a new polymer concrete overlay.
The bridge is scheduled to reopen at 8 p.m. Sunday, March 24.
Closure details
- I-55 SB will be closed at Bridgeport Road in Arkansas
- I-55 NB will be closed at South Parkway* in Tennessee
- I-55 SB ramp will be closed
- Crump Boulevard WB will be closed
Local traffic will be allowed to continue to the McLemore exit.
A detour will be posted.
Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and raised in East Texas, John Worthen returned to his home state to attend college in 1998 and decided to make his life in The Natural State. Worthen is a 20-year veteran of the journalism industry and has covered just about every topic there is. He has a passion for writing and telling stories. He has worked as a beat reporter and bureau chief for a statewide newspaper and as managing editor of a regional newspaper in Arkansas. Additionally, Worthen has been a prolific freelance journalist for two decades, and has been published in several travel magazines and on travel websites.
