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.
Frisco Bridge | |
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The Frisco Bridge (center) in 1985. It is flanked by the Memphis & Arkansas Bridge (left) and Harahan Bridge (right) | |
| Coordinates | 35°07′43″N 90°04′35″W |
| Carries | BNSF Railway |
| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | West Memphis, Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee |
| Maintained by | BNSF Railway |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cantilevered through Truss bridge |
| Total length | 4,887 feet (1,490 m) |
| Width | 30 feet (9 m) |
| Longest span | 791 feet (241 m) |
| Clearance below | 109 feet (33 m) |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 1 |
| History | |
| Opened | May 12, 1892 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 32.9 trains per day (as of 2014) |
| Location | |
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