River traffic resumes, bridge traffic still on hold
Memphis Police direct cars away from the I-40 bridge entrance on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The bridge remains closed to all traffic after a crack was discovered during a routine inspection. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
River traffic has resumed along the Mississippi River, averting a potential economic catastrophe, but there’s no relief yet for motorists who want to use the Hernando DeSoto Bridge to cross the river.
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Blake Fontenay
Blake Fontenay’s 27-year journalism career has taken him to many newspapers in four states. However, he had never returned to work in any of the other cities where he had been before until the opportunity to report for the Daily Memphian presented itself. He covers business for the Daily Memphian.