Title

Hernando de Soto Bridge, Memphis, 1971

Creators

Bob Williams

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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