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The Harahan Bridge Project
Harahanbridgeproject.com
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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
=+
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