Frisco Bridge

The Frisco Bridge, previously known as the Memphis Bridge, is a cantilevered through truss bridge carrying a rail line across the Mississippi River between West Memphis, Arkansas, and Memphis, Tennessee.

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Type: Bridge
Description: rail bridge between West Memphis, Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee
Historically known as: “Memphis Bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Harahan Bridge and Memphis-Arkansas Bridge.

Harahan Bridge

Bridge

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The Harahan Bridge is a cantilevered through truss bridge that carries two rail lines and a pedestrian bridge across the Mississippi River between West Memphis, Arkansas, and Memphis, Tennessee.

Memphis-Arkansas Bridge

Bridge

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The Memphis & Arkansas Bridge, also known as the Memphis–Arkansas Bridge or inaccurately as the Memphis–Arkansas Memorial Bridge, is a cantilevered through truss bridge carrying Interstate 55 across the Mississippi River between West Memphis, Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis-Arkansas Bridge is situated 730 feet southeast of Frisco Bridge.

Blues Hall of Fame

Museum

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Blues Hall of Fame is a music museum operated by the Blues Foundation at 421 S. Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Initially, the "Blues Hall of Fame" was not a physical building, but a listing of people who have significantly contributed to blues music. Blues Hall of Fame is situated 1¼ miles east of Frisco Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hopefield and Beale Street.

Hopefield

Locality

Hopefield was a small community on the Mississippi River in Crittenden County, Arkansas. Its location is near or included within the current limits of the city of West Memphis, Arkansas. Hopefield is situated 1½ miles north of Frisco Bridge.

Beale Street

Neighborhood

Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Beale Street is a street in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, which runs from the Mississippi River to East Street, a distance of approximately 1.8 miles. It is a significant location in the city's history, as well as in the history of blues music. Beale Street is situated 1½ miles east of Frisco Bridge.

Memphis

Photo: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0.

Memphis is the second largest city in the state of Tennessee, after Nashville. The state rests in the southeastern portion of the United States. Memphis, with a population of more than 651,000, is also the county seat for Shelby County.

Frisco Bridge

Categories: cantilever bridge, truss bridge, railway bridge, and transportation
Location: Mississippi Township, Crittenden, Arkansas, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.13085° or 35° 7′ 51″ north

Longitude

-90.07905° or 90° 4′ 45″ west

Elevation

187 feet (57 metres)

Inception

1892

Open location code

867F4WJC+89

OpenStreetMap ID

way 464131828

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

GeoNames ID

4111797

Wikidata ID

Q5504670

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Satellite Map

Discover Frisco Bridge from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From German to Spanish—“Frisco Bridge” goes by many names.

German: “Frisco Bridge”
Spanish: “puente Frisco”
Spanish: “Puente Frisco”

Localities in the Area

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