Greenville Bridge

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Greenville Bridge
View of the Greenville Bridge from the old bridge.
Carries	4 lanes of US 82 and US 278
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	Lake Village, Arkansas and Greenville, Mississippi
Design	Cable-stayed bridge
Longest span	1,378 feet (420 m)
Total length	13,560 feet (4,133 m)
Width	80 ft.
Clearance below	122 feet (37 m)
Opening date	Fall 2009
Coordinates	33°17′14″N, 91°09′15″W

For the current Mississippi River crossing of US Routes 82 and 278, see Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge.

The Greenville Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge crossing the Mississippi River between the U.S. states of Arkansas and Mississippi.

The main span of the bridge was completed April 17, 2006, but has yet to open to traffic. When the approach roads are finished in early 2009, the bridge will carry US 82 (and, until the Charles W. Dean Bridge is built, US 278) across the river between Lake Village, Arkansas and Greenville, Mississippi. While the river is the commonly accepted state line, the official line lies on the east bank due to the river having shifted slightly westward since the boundary was set. Because of this, the Greenville Bridge is technically located entirely in Arkansas.

1 Construction
- 1.1 Bridge Construction
  - 1.1.1 HNTB Corporation
  - 1.1.2 Massman Construction Co. and Traylor Bros. Inc.
- 1.2 Approach Construction
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Construction

[edit] Bridge Construction

[edit] HNTB Corporation

HNTB Corp. of Kansas City, MO., was the designer and consulting engineer for both the new bridge as well as the Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge.

[edit] Massman Construction Co. and Traylor Bros. Inc.

Massman Construction Co. and Traylor Bros. Inc., a Joint Venture was awarded an $110,826,530.00 contract by the Mississippi Department of Transportation in July, 2001 for construction of the Greenville Bridge with a Notice to Proceed on August 9, 2001.

Massman Construction Co. also built the substructure of the Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge bridge.

[edit] Approach Construction

[edit] Austin Bridge and Road Inc

Approaches on the Arkansas side.

Austin Bridge and Road is currently working on the substructure of the Arkansas approach to the bridge which should be completed by November 2008.

[edit] Jensen Construction

Jensen Construction^[1] is working on the road deck of the Mississippi approach to the bridge, which should be completed by April 2008. Jensen Construction should also receive the contract for making the current slope compatible with the tie-in to the new bridge.

[edit] Post-Approach Construction

After both approaches are complete, a new contract will be let for tying U.S. 82 into the approaches, paving the bridge and adding stripes. After that project is completed, around Fall 2009, the bridge will be open to traffic.