Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge

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Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge
Carries	2 lanes of US 82 and US 278
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	Lake Village, Arkansas and Greenville, Mississippi
ID number	0000000000M1536
Design	Cantilever bridge
Longest span	840 feet (256 m)
Total length	9,957 feet (3,035 m)
Width	24 feet (7 m)
Clearance below	130 feet (40 m)
AADT	7,200
Opening date	October 1940
Destruction date	approx. 2008-2009
Coordinates	33°17′37″N, 91°09′34″W

The Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge is a cantilever bridge carrying US 82 and US 278 across the Mississippi River between Lake Village, Arkansas and Greenville, Mississippi. A replacement bridge, the Greenville Bridge, is being built as a replacement slightly downriver. This is because the bridge is a navigation hazard.

While the Mississippi River is the commonly accepted state line, the official line lies on the east bank due to the river shifting slighty westward. Because of this, the main span of the bridge is located entirely in Arkansas.

Until the Charles W. Dean Bridge is constructed, US 278 will cross the Mississippi River at Greenville.

[edit] See also

• List of crossings of the Lower Mississippi River

[edit] External Links

• US 82 Benjamin Humphreys Bridge, Greenville, MS

Crossings of the Mississippi River
Upstream Charles W. Dean Bridge Future	Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge	Downstream Greenville Bridge Future