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The Harahan Bridge Project

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The Idea:Unused Roadways on the Harahan Bridge

In case you are wondering where the Harahan Bridge is:

In downtown Memphis

Harahan Bridge

Across the Mississippi River

Harahan Bridge

Frisco Bridge

Memphis-Arkansas Bridge

I-55

HARAHAN BRIDGE

Reopened as a bike/ped walkway

HOW DO WE GET THERE?

1967

1971

1975

1980

1999

ITS ABOUT WINNING!HARAHAN BRIDGE

Created Many Paths Leading to Success

RESEARCH

BUILD COMMUNITY SUPPORT(We happened upon a wealthy benefactor).

Who “coincidentally” was starting an electric bike company

Meetings with the City and County Mayors

(from both sides of the river)

Taking the Mayors to meet the CEO of Union Pacific led to

Cooperation with the railroad

Positive local press coverage

Broad Partnership

Union Pacific

Harahan Bridge Project Downtown Memphis Commission

Crittenden County

State of Arkansas

City of West Memphis City of Memphis

Shelby County

State of TennesseeMemphis Area Transit

Authority

In June received a TIGER grant of:

$14.9 Million Dollars!

HARAHAN FUNDING

Advocates

+ +Electric Bikes

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Elected Officials

Union Pacific

TIGER GRANT

+The Short Version

The Harahan Bridge Project

Main Street to Main Street Connector Project

Connecting Memphis, TN to West Memphis, AR over the Harahan Bridge10 - Mile Multi-Model Corridor $30 Million Improvement Project