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  Great Bridge, Memphis, circa 1892

  Mounted photograph: "Great Bridge across the Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn. opened for business May 12th 1892." View of the bridge looking west with men standing and working on it. Other information noted on the image include: "length of bridge proper: 2682 ft., bridge and approaches: two miles, length of longest span: 791 ft."

  The photographer has highlighted the sign on the bridge reading "Memphis Route" of the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad.

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  Map: Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad, Memphis Route, 1889

  Map of the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad, Memphis Route, and connections, dated October 1889. The railroad had lines in Kansas and ran from Kansas City to Birmingham, Alabama. The map also included timetables showing connections between the Memphis Route and other railroads.

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  Plat: Part of Memphis (K.C.F.S. & M. Railroad)

  Plat titled "Part of Memphis, Tenn.", undated (circa 1891). Shows Memphis, Tennessee, from Union Street in the north to south of the Great Bridge and the route of the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad through Memphis to Kentucky Avenue. Also shows route of the railroad ferry and the Kansas City, Springfield and Memphis Railroad yard on the Mississippi River further south and other railroad lines.

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  Plat: Right of Way East Approach (K.C.F.S. & M. Railroad), 1892

  Plat: Map of Kansas City and Memphis Railway and Bridge Company, "Right of Way. East Approach", 1892. Shows route of Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad line as it enters Memphis, Tennessee, south of Virginia Avenue from Delaware Avenue (Front Street) east to Kentucky Avenue.

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  Plat: Right of Way West Approach (K.C.F.S. & M. Railroad), 1891

  Plat: Kansas City and Memphis Railway and Bridge Company, "Map of Right of Way West Approach", 1891. Shows route of Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad through West Memphis, Arkansas, to the Mississippi River, including where it crosses other railroads.

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  Plat: Right of Way West Approach (K.C.F.S. & M. Railroad), 1892

  Plat: Kansas City and Memphis Railway and Bridge Company, "Map of Right of Way West Approach", 1892. Shows route of Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad through West Memphis, Arkansas, to the Mississippi River, including where it crosses other railroads.