Harahan Bridge

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Harahan Bridge is a historic railroad and vehicular bridge over the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, known for its early 20th-century engineering and later conversion to include a popular pedestrian and bicycle trail.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf pedestrian bridge
railroad bridge
truss bridge
vehicular bridge
addedPedestrianBicycleTrail Big River Crossing
BigRiverCrossingOpened 2016
carries bicycle traffic
pedestrian traffic
railroad traffic
connects Crittenden County, Arkansas
Memphis, Tennessee
constructionStartDate 1914
country United States
crosses Mississippi River
designedAs steel truss bridge
era early 20th century engineering
hasDesign through truss
hasFeature cantilevered boardwalk for pedestrians and cyclists
hasNameVariant Harahan Railroad Bridge
Harahan Viaduct and Bridge
linked to: Harahan Bridge
hasNumberOfSpans 3 main river spans
hasTourismFunction recreational trail
hasViewOf Mississippi River
downtown Memphis skyline
historicalUse combined rail and highway bridge
isHistoric true
locatedIn Shelby County, Tennessee
Tennessee
United States
locatedNear Memphis, Tennessee
linked to: Memphis
maintainedBy Union Pacific Railroad
namedAfter James T. Harahan
notableFor conversion to multiuse pedestrian and bicycle trail
historic railroad crossing of the Mississippi River
opened 1916
openedToRailTraffic 1916
originallyCarried vehicular traffic
owner Union Pacific Railroad
parallelTo Frisco Bridge
Memphis–Arkansas Bridge
partOf railroad crossing of the Mississippi River at Memphis
regionServed Memphis metropolitan area
riverCrossed Mississippi River
roadwayApproachLocation on wooden trestles over Arkansas floodplain (historical)
state Arkansas
Tennessee
usedByRailroad Union Pacific Railroad

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Ralph Modjeski notableWork Harahan Bridge
Mississippi River at Memphis crossedBy Harahan Bridge
Waddell & Harrington notableWork Harahan Bridge
Mississippi River bridges includes Harahan Bridge
Ralph Modjeski notableWork Harahan Bridge
subject linked to: Modjeski
Harahan Bridge hasNameVariant Harahan Viaduct and Bridge
linked to: Harahan Bridge
Rudolf Modrzejewski notableWork Harahan Bridge
Frisco Bridge alsoKnownAs Harahan Bridge (railroad predecessor context)
linked to: Harahan Bridge
Frisco Bridge adjacentTo Harahan Bridge