The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will shutter the I-55 Mississippi River Bridge for construction starting on Sunday.
According to TDOT, the I-55 Mississippi River Bridge connecting Memphis to Arkansas will be closed for two weeks starting over the weekend to allow for construction to the bridge deck.
Sunday, March 10, 8:00 pm through Sunday, March 24, 8:00 pm
- I-55 SB will be closed at Bridgeport Road in Arkansas
- I-55 NB will be closed at South Parkway* in Tennessee
*Local traffic will be allowed to continue to the McLemore exit
- I-55 SB ramp will be closed
- Crump Boulevard WB will be closed
TDOT suggests I-40 as a detour route.
You can find more information on the bridge closure here.