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Source Collection
Commercial Appeal newspaper morgue, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries
Identifier
sc.0452.01.os_DeSoto bridge construction. 12.8.1971. Bob Williams
Description
View upstream of the Mississippi River and the Hernando de Soto Bridge under construction on July 28, 1971, intended to connect Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee. Mud Island and downtown Memphis can be seen on the right. Construction began in 1967 and the first automobile traffic began using the bridge in August 1973.
Date Created
1-4-2022
Date
1971 July 28
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Recommended Citation
Williams, Bob, "Hernando de Soto Bridge, Memphis, 1971" (2022). Memphis. 295.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-commercialappeal4/295
Keywords
Hernando de Soto Bridge (Memphis, Tenn.).