Harahan Bridge
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge spanning the Mississippi River, connecting Memphis, Tennessee with West Memphis, Arkansas
- Also known as: “Big River Crossing” and “Rock Island Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Frisco Bridge and Memphis-Arkansas Bridge.
Frisco Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Memphis-Arkansas Bridge
Bridge
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 870 feet south of Harahan 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 Harahan Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beale Street and Memphis.
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 Harahan 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.
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 Harahan Bridge.
Harahan Bridge
- Categories: cantilever bridge, truss bridge, railway bridge, and transportation
- Location: Mississippi Township, Crittenden, Arkansas, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.13137° or 35° 7′ 53″ northLongitude
-90.07874° or 90° 4′ 44″ westElevation
187 feet (57 metres)Inception
1916Open location code
867F4WJC+GGOpenStreetMap ID
way 464130869OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeGeoNames ID
4113737Wikidata ID
Q5653607
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to German—“Harahan Bridge” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Harahan Bridge”
- Chinese: “哈拉汉大桥”
- Dutch: “Harahan Bridge”
- French: “Harahan Bridge”
- German: “Harahan Bridge”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bridge Junction and Cotton Row Historic District.
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