Big River Crossing ... mightiness of the Mississippi River. Enjoy panoramic views of the Memphis skyline as you walk, run, or bike across the nearly mile-long pedestrian bridge over the river.

A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal ...

That collapse is raising concerns about the strength of our two ... 40 bridge in in Memphis is built with very large concrete footings that reach far down into the deep Mississippi River.

The first railroad bridge across the river opened the following year. But because of engineering challenges, a bridge across the Lower Mississippi wasn’t opened until 1892 in Memphis.