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Gallery: Protesters shut down I-40 bridge

By , Daily Memphian Updated: July 15, 2025 2:21 PM CT | Published: February 03, 2024 7:17 PM CT
<strong>Activists chant and hold up signs as the wrap up a pro-Palestinian protest that shut the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River Feb. 3.</strong> (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

Activists chant and hold up signs as the wrap up a pro-Palestinian protest that shut the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River Feb. 3. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

<strong>Several hundred protesters block the Interstate 40 Bridge to demand a ceasefire in Palestine Feb. 3.</strong> (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

Several hundred protesters block the Interstate 40 Bridge to demand a ceasefire in Palestine Feb. 3. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

<strong>Memphis Police Department officers on the scene ordered protesters to leave the Hernando DeSoto Bridge Saturday, Feb. 3.</strong> (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

Memphis Police Department officers on the scene ordered protesters to leave the Hernando DeSoto Bridge Saturday, Feb. 3. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

<strong>Memphis police officers respond to a pro-Palestinian protest that shut the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River Feb. 3.</strong> (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

Memphis police officers respond to a pro-Palestinian protest that shut the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River Feb. 3. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

<strong>William Lofton Jr. records westbound traffic as it is resumes during a pro-Palestinian protest that shut the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River Feb. 3.</strong> (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

William Lofton Jr. records westbound traffic as it is resumes during a pro-Palestinian protest that shut the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River Feb. 3. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

<strong>Dodi Imam and Marcela Espinoza wave a Palestinian flag as a protest demanding a ceasefire wanes in Downtown Memphis Feb. 3. From the vantage of Main Street just south of Poplar Avenue, the Hernando DeSoto Bridge shimmers in the background.</strong> (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)(Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

Dodi Imam and Marcela Espinoza wave a Palestinian flag as a protest demanding a ceasefire wanes in Downtown Memphis Feb. 3. From the vantage of Main Street just south of Poplar Avenue, the Hernando DeSoto Bridge shimmers in the background. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)(Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

<strong>Memphis police officers figure out how to respond to a pro-Palestinian protest that shut the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River Feb. 3.</strong> (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

Memphis police officers figure out how to respond to a pro-Palestinian protest that shut the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River Feb. 3. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

<strong>Abdallah, who only agreed to give his first name, leads chants with other activists at the conclusion of a pro-Palestinian protest that shut the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River Feb. 3.</strong> (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

Abdallah, who only agreed to give his first name, leads chants with other activists at the conclusion of a pro-Palestinian protest that shut the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River Feb. 3. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

<strong>Abdallah, who only agreed to give his first name, holds a Palestinian flag in the median of the Interstate 40 bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Arkansas and Tennessee during a protest that shut down traffic on the bridge Feb. 3.</strong> (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

Abdallah, who only agreed to give his first name, holds a Palestinian flag in the median of the Interstate 40 bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Arkansas and Tennessee during a protest that shut down traffic on the bridge Feb. 3. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

<strong>Memphis police officers negotiate with activists at the conclusion of a pro-Palestinian protest that shut the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River Feb. 3.</strong> (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

Memphis police officers negotiate with activists at the conclusion of a pro-Palestinian protest that shut the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River Feb. 3. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

<strong>Several people pray at the conclusion of a pro-Palestinian protest that shut the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River Feb. 3.</strong> (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

Several people pray at the conclusion of a pro-Palestinian protest that shut the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River Feb. 3. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

<strong>A contingency of Memphis police officers await activists as they conclude a pro-Palestinian protest that shut the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River Feb. 3.</strong> (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

A contingency of Memphis police officers await activists as they conclude a pro-Palestinian protest that shut the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River Feb. 3. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

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Patrick Lantrip

Patrick Lantrip is an award-winning writer, photographer and videographer based in Memphis, Tennessee. When not exploring the outdoors, Patrick enjoys spending time with his son, Aaron.

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