Hernando de Soto Bridge

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/hernando-de-soto-bridge

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Hernando de Soto Bridge built?1973
2. What is the location?Mississippi River, connecting West Memphis, Arkansas, and Memphis, Tennessee
3. What is the carries?Interstate 40
4. Why is it called the 'M Bridge'?Its shape looks like the letter M because it has two big arches that meet in the middle, so locals call it the 'M Bridge'.
5. Where does the Hernando de Soto Bridge fit into Interstate 40?It is a key part of Interstate 40, letting people and goods travel across the Mississippi River as part of the highway.

Continuous cantilevered cable-stayed steel through arch: A complex bridge design combining arch support with cable tension and a roadway passing through the arch structure.
Bedstead endposts: Structural elements at the ends of the bridge that resemble the legs of a bed frame, providing support.
Interstate 40: A major transcontinental highway in the United States, stretching from California to North Carolina.