Full Weekend Closure of Interstate 55 Bridge Over Mississippi River

CRITTENDEN COUNTY | January 31, 2024  

Weather permitting, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will close the Interstate 55 (I-55) Bridge between West Memphis and Memphis beginning at 5 a.m. Saturday, February 3 and continuing through 6 a.m. Monday, February 5. 

The full closure will allow construction to continue on the I-55 and Crump interchange, including repair work on the I-55 bridge and removal of overhead sign structures.   

See the attached detour map for alternate routes of travel due to the closures listed below: 

  • 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 in Tennessee 
  • Crump Boulevard WB will be closed in Tennessee 

Additional travel information can be found at IDriveArkansas.com or ARDOT.gov.    

Travel information from the Tennessee Department of Transportation can be found at www.TNSmartWay.com/Traffic. 

Contact: Ellen Coulter

NR 24-012

February 1, 2024