Marching band leads first crossing of U of M’s pedestrian bridge
University of Memphis President David Rudd (second left), SGA President Antonio Scott (middle) and Vice President Desiree Dyson (right) lead a procession of students and faculty members during the first official crossing of the long-awaited pedestrian cable bridge on campus Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
After decades of waiting, University of Memphis students finally have a bridge over the rail tracks that divide campus. And a new 1,140-space parking garage awaits them on the other side.
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Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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