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Lower Mississippi River Reopens Under Memphis Bridge A crack in one of the main beams supporting the Hernando de Soto Bridge over the Lower Mississippi River has resulted in the closure of the bridge and the river for 1 mile in each direction. The bridge carries Interstate 40 between Memphis, Tenn., and West Memphis, Ark. (Photo courtesy of Tennessee Department of Transportation)

A crack in one of the main beams supporting the Hernando de Soto Bridge over the Lower Mississippi River has resulted in the closure of the bridge and the river for 1 mile in each direction. The bridge carries Interstate 40 between Memphis, Tenn., and West Memphis, Ark. (Photo courtesy of Tennessee Department of Transportation)

Lower Mississippi River Reopens Under Memphis Bridge

May 14, 2021

The Coast Guard has reopened the Lower Mississippi River in the vicinity of the fractured Hernando de Soto Bridge in Memphis, Tenn., allowing a queue of vessels and barges to move beneath the bridge. … Read More

Let’s Not Wait On Infrastructure WJ Editorial

Let’s Not Wait On Infrastructure

May 14, 2021

The American Society of Civil Engineers released its Infrastructure Report Card, giving America’s infrastructure a dismal grade of C-, on March 3. The report helped to galvanize interest in… Read More

Lower Mississippi River Closed Around Site Of Damaged Memphis Bridge A crack in one of the main beams supporting the Hernando de Soto Bridge over the Lower Mississippi River has resulted in the closure of the bridge and the river for 1 mile in each direction. The bridge carries Interstate 40 between Memphis, Tenn., and West Memphis, Ark. (Photo courtesy of Tennessee Department of Transportation)

Lower Mississippi River Closed Around Site Of Damaged Memphis Bridge

May 13, 2021

(Note: This is an updated and expanded version of a story that was initially posted on Waterwaysjournal.net May 12. This story will be updated as needed.) The Coast Guard… Read More

Hughes Expands Midstream Service New Red Rover skiff has longer range, allowing a towboat to keep moving while being serviced.

Hughes Expands Midstream Service

March 1, 2021

Hughes Heating & Cooling, Memphis, Tenn., has expanded its midstream heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration service beyond its traditional area of service between Vicksburg, Miss., and Cape Girardeau,… Read More

Southern Towing Company Acquires Devall

February 5, 2021

Southern Towing Company (STC), an affiliate of CC Industries (CCI), announced February 2 it has acquired Devall Towing from the Devall family. Devall Towing is a towboat and… Read More

Low Water Leads To Groundings On Upper, Lower Miss

January 29, 2021

At least seven vessels have grounded in the Mississippi River between Memphis, Tenn., and Cape Girardeau, Mo., since January 22 after a period of extreme low water. “I… Read More

Father, Son Bring Legacy Of Service To Work At Ensley Yard Ensley Engineer Yard Shops Unit Chief Marvin Roddy, right, and his son, Pumping Plant Project Manager Marsalis Roddy, spend time together outside of work and at work at Marvin’s soybean farm. They also both work for the Memphis Engineer District at the Ensley Engineer Yard. (Photo courtesy of the Roddy family and the Ensley Engineer Yard)

Ensley Engineer Yard Shops Unit Chief Marvin Roddy, right, and his son, Pumping Plant Project Manager Marsalis Roddy, spend time together outside of work and at work at Marvin’s soybean farm. They also both work for the Memphis Engineer District at the Ensley Engineer Yard. (Photo courtesy of the Roddy family and the Ensley Engineer Yard)

Father, Son Bring Legacy Of Service To Work At Ensley Yard

January 18, 2021

A father-son team are showing their values – supporting their family, faith and country – while both working at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Ensley Engineer Yard in… Read More

The Colonel Ends Upper Mississippi Navigation Season Mv. the Colonel downbound at Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings, Minn., with two empty barges November 30, marking the unofficial end to the navigation season on the Upper Mississippi River. (Corps of Engineers photo by George Stringham)

Mv. the Colonel downbound at Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings, Minn., with two empty barges November 30, marking the unofficial end to the navigation season on the Upper Mississippi River. (Corps of Engineers photo by George Stringham)

The Colonel Ends Upper Mississippi Navigation Season

December 4, 2020

The St. Paul Engineer District locked its last tow, two empty barges pushed by the mv. the Colonel, through Lock and Dam 2 at Hastings, Minn., to end the… Read More

Canoeist Halfway Through Coast-To-Coast River Trip Neal Moore is traveling 22 rivers over the course of two years on his trip from the West Coast to the East Coast. Along the way he is gathering stories about what unites people together despite deep divisions, including those of American politics. Last week, as the nation went to the polls for the presidential election, he was halfway through his 7,500-mile journey. (Photo by Patrick Tenny)

Neal Moore is traveling 22 rivers over the course of two years on his trip from the West Coast to the East Coast. Along the way he is gathering stories about what unites people together despite deep divisions, including those of American politics. Last week, as the nation went to the polls for the presidential election, he was halfway through his 7,500-mile journey. (Photo by Patrick Tenny)

Canoeist Halfway Through Coast-To-Coast River Trip

November 6, 2020

A man canoeing the nation’s rivers from the Pacific to the Atlantic wants to share a story about how interconnected both they and the Americans living and working on… Read More

The River School’s Capt. Dick Boyd Is Retiring

July 6, 2020

Capt. William R. “Dick” Boyd is retiring. Boyd has been the chief instructor for The River School, Memphis, Tenn., for more than 40 years, since shortly after it… Read More