Hernando DeSoto Bridge reopens fully
The I-40 bridge sits empty May 12, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The Hernando DeSoto Bridge reopened to all traffic — eastbound and westbound — 84 days after is was closed when Arkansas bridge inspectors noticed structural damage to a box beam on the north face of the span.
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