What Really Happened at the Hernando de Soto Bridge?

In May of 2021, inspectors on the I-40 Mississippi River Bridge near Memphis, Tennessee discovered a major crack in a structural member. They immediately contacted emergency managers to shut down this key crossing to vehicle traffic above and maritime traffic below. This video provides a summary of...

13 min - Engineering & Megastructures - Practical Engineering

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