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==== Bridges ==== Four railroad and highway bridges cross the Mississippi River at Memphis. In order of their opening years, these are the [[Frisco Bridge]] (1892, [[single track (rail)|single-track]] rail), the [[Harahan Bridge]] (1916, a [[road-rail bridge]] until 1949, currently carries [[double-track]] rail), the [[Memphis-Arkansas Memorial Bridge]] (Highway, 1949; later incorporated into [[Interstate 55]]), and the [[Hernando de Soto Bridge]] ([[Interstate 40]], 1973). A bicycle/pedestrian walkway opened along the Harahan Bridge in late 2016, utilizing the former westbound roadway.<ref>{{cite web|last=Charlier |first=Tom |url=http://archive.commercialappeal.com/news/historic-frisco-bridge-getting-extensive-makeover-by-bnsf-34daa9f1-937e-6562-e053-0100007fe70b-382568411.html |title=Historic Frisco Bridge getting extensive makeover by BNSF |website=Archive.commercialappeal.com |date=June 11, 2016 |access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2016/10/21/monumental-impact-seen-crossing/92465774/ |title=Big River Crossing opens Saturday |website=Commercialappeal.com |access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bikepedmemphis.wordpress.com/2016/10/22/the-harahan-bridge-opens/ |title=The Harahan Bridge Opens β Bike/Ped Memphis |website=Bikepedmemphis.wordpress.com |date=October 22, 2016 |access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref>
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