University of Memphis pedestrian bridge takes shape
Alvin Griggs, a general contractor for Flintco., cleans up a job site with co-workers on top of the new pedestrian bridge over Southern Ave. on the University of Memphis campus. The $33 million project which includes a bridge, parking garage, walking paths, and an outdoor amphitheatre is set to be finished for the 2019 fall semester. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
Cables have been installed for the University of Memphis’ soaring, pedestrian bridge over railroad tracks and streets.
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architecture construction University of MemphisTom Bailey
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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