MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Interstate 55 bridge over the Mississippi River at Memphis will be closed from 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 9, through 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, for repair work.
According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, crews will be doing hydro-demolition and deck repair work on the bridge.
Closure information
- I-55 south will be closed at Bridgeport Road in Arkansas.
- I-55 north will be closed at South Parkway in Tennessee.
- Local traffic will be allowed to continue to the McLemore exit.
- I-55 south ramp will be closed.
- Crump Boulevard west will be closed
A detour will be posted.
Traffic pattern information
- I-55 SB outside lane will be closed from the west end of the I-55 Bridge through the project site. The SB inside lane will cross-over at the east end of the I-55 bridge and share the current I-55 north cloverleaf ramp with I-55 north and utilize the inside lane of the future I-55 north from the cloverleaf to the south end of the project.
- I-55 north outside lane of cloverleaf ramp will be closed to allow for I-55 south use and the outside lane will remain closed to the west end of the I-55 bridge.
- Wisconsin Avenue is open.
- Crump Boulevard from Kentucky Street to Metal Museum Drive is closed.
- Metal Museum Drive from Alston to I-55 NB is closed.
- Riverside Drive south will remain closed at Carolina.
- Riverside Drive north will remain closed to Carolina.
- Channel 3 ramp to Riverside Drive south will remain closed.
- Channel 3 ramp from Riverside Drive south will remain closed.
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.
