I-40 New White River Bridge

[Wayward Memphian]

West Bound Traffic is now using the new span.

[CoreySamson]

That's really cool to hear (that area has had construction for years)! Is the bridge striped for 3 lanes, or is it still just 2? I know it's built for 3x3, but just curious.

[Wayward Memphian]

That's really cool to hear (that area has had construction for years)! Is the bridge striped for 3 lanes, or is it still just 2? I know it's built for 3x3, but just curious.

It was built for 3 lane traffic each way but will be stripped for 2.

It is curved across the river, should make for interesting watching during icy weather. They better have a traffic cam as I have the popcorn.

[MikieTimT]

It was built for 3 lane traffic each way but will be stripped for 2.

As long as they are only running 2 lanes for each carriageway, I too would consider it "stripped."

[The Ghostbuster]

Where is Interstate 40's White River Bridge? Around what milepost is it located? I want to look it up on Google Maps and see it for myself via Street View.

[sprjus4]

Where is Interstate 40's White River Bridge? Around what milepost is it located? I want to look it up on Google Maps and see it for myself via Street View.

https://www.google.com/maps/@34.8395279,-91.4584379,1342m/data=!3m1!1e3!5m1!1e1

[abqtraveler]

It was built for 3 lane traffic each way but will be stripped for 2.

As long as they are only running 2 lanes for each carriageway, I too would consider it "stripped."

It's good that ArDOT is thinking forward on the White River Bridge replacement, as it would be a central component to adding a lane in each direction between Memphis and Little Rock. From a technical and cost perspective, the White River Bridge is one of largest pieces of that puzzle. So getting that done will make the overall widening along the corridor a lot easier.

[MikieTimT]

It was built for 3 lane traffic each way but will be stripped for 2.

As long as they are only running 2 lanes for each carriageway, I too would consider it "stripped."

It's good that ArDOT is thinking forward on the White River Bridge replacement, as it would be a central component to adding a lane in each direction between Memphis and Little Rock. From a technical and cost perspective, the White River Bridge is one of largest pieces of that puzzle. So getting that done will make the overall widening along the corridor a lot easier.

Not always shortsighted, but still much more frequently so than we'd prefer...

[bwana39]

As I understand it, the did the same thing on the I-30 Red River Bridge. Both were about the same age and have a similar traffic volume.

[sprjus4]

Why was the I-30 bridge not built with future expansion similar to I-40?

[rte66man]

Didn't ArDOT redeck the old bridge about 7 years ago? I seem to recall taking US70 thru DeValls Bluff to avoid the traffic jams.

[Road Hog]

Didn't ArDOT redeck the old bridge about 7 years ago? I seem to recall taking US70 thru DeValls Bluff to avoid the traffic jams.

They were working on that 9 years ago. I hit a full stop at Brinkley on a Sunday afternoon ... 14 miles away.