This is the “M Bridge” or the Hernando de Soto Bridge.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernando_de_Soto_Bridge
I lived in Memphis for a while. I’ve never liked this bridge, or the other one, the Memphis and Arkansas Bridge, very much.
If memory serves, both have been whacked by barges repeatedly, plus they often host traffic accidents. Truckers have been asking for a new bridge in the area for years.
The “new” bridge as the locals call it.
asking for a new bridge in the area
They’ll get one, soon enough. Just watch this develop into an excuse to build a monster bridge with a dozen lanes and rail.......the eastbound leg of NAU Superhighway must cross the Mississippi somewhere, and Memphis is an opportune place that heads toward the upper seaboard and the Northeast states. Maybe this bridge needs repair or even replacement.....but what an opportune time to declare it, eh? Connect the dots.