Memphis Link to the Mighty Mississippi

The city of Memphis, at the widest point of the Mississippi River, is ideally positioned to handle boat traffic. This article describes Memphis’s new Beale Street Landing, which offers a world-class docking facility for passenger boats. The landing also features a terminal building and public park. The construction of the landing featured several civil engineering challenges, including a project site that was submerged regularly due to the yearly river stage cycle and a complex bank stabilization effort. Because the landing is designed to accommodate the changing nature of the river, it should serve the needs of the city for many years.

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  • http://www.cenews.com/magazine-article-cenews.com-3-2013-memphis_link_to_the__mighty_mississippi_-9223.html
• Availability:
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• Authors:
  • Dunagan, Brett
  • Kizzee, Andy
• Publication Date: 2013-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 52-55
• Serial:
  • CE News
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Zweig White Information Services
  • ISSN: 1051-9629
  • Serial URL: http://www.cenews.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Banks (Waterways); Case studies; Channel stabilization; Construction; Docks; River ports; Rivers
• Geographic Terms: Memphis (Tennessee); Mississippi River
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01500875
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 5 2013 4:26PM