Memphis-Arkansas Bridge, often called the ‘Old Bridge’, to be replaced
A proposed Tennessee Department of Transportation plan would replace the 75-year-old Memphis-Arkansas Bridge. (Daily Memphian file)
TDOT announced a plan to rebuild the I-55 bridge over the Mississippi River with funding from Gov. Bill Lee’s $3.3 billion Transportation Modernization Act.
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Ian Round
Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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