This bridge sees a lot of traffic. Hundreds of barges were blocked below on the Mississippi River, and it remains closed to traffic between Arkansas and Memphis. https://www.npr.org/2021/05/12/996407481/cracked-memphis-bridge-remains-indefinitely-closed-disrupting-supply-chain
2021-06-02 04:26:36 +0000 UTC
In May "Tennessee Department of Transportation holds a press conference on May 12, 2021 to discuss the steel beam fracture that closed down the Hernando de Soto Bridge halting I-40 traffic.