At one point, a young boy could be seen jumping over the guardrail on the bridge and landing on the walkway that runs ...

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 ...