(I was not reading the data correctly) The bridge has 37,000-47,000 vehicles cross it each day. The older and smaller bridge to the south, that all traffic is now being directed across, already...
If I'm reading the traffic data correctly, (I was not reading the data correctly) The bridge has at least 115,000 37,000-47,000 vehicles cross it each day. The older and smaller bridge to the south, that all traffic is now being directed across, already has 109,000 45,000-64,000 vehicles crossing it per day. What was being handled by ten lanes of traffic (3 each direction on Hernando de Soto and 2 each direction on the Memphis-Arkansas bridge) is now being handled by just four lanes.
Checked on the methodology as the TN data shows it in the westerly direction, while the AR data shows it in the easterly, so I assumed that you'd add the two data points together. Turns out the...
Checked on the methodology as the TN data shows it in the westerly direction, while the AR data shows it in the easterly, so I assumed that you'd add the two data points together. Turns out the dots mean nothing and it's a count of both directions.
So I'll correct my comment. Arkansas did their measurement in 2020 at 47k and 45k for the northerly and southerly bridges, respectively. What's interesting is the year data doesn't match up between TN and AR on each side of the bridge. Their dots for the bridges are placed before any exit ramps, so technically speaking it should match on each side, but the 2018 TN data says 37k while the 2018 AR data says 45k on Hernando de Soto and yet the TN data for 2018 of the Memphis-Arkansas is 64k while AR says it's 42k.
Holy moly. I hadn’t heard about this. I’m totally sure this will prompt all political leadership to set aside partisan concerns and devise a plan to ensure America’s critical infrastructure...
Holy moly. I hadn’t heard about this. I’m totally sure this will prompt all political leadership to set aside partisan concerns and devise a plan to ensure America’s critical infrastructure elsewhere is free from near catastrophic defects.
If I'm reading the traffic data correctly,(I was not reading the data correctly) The bridge hasat least 115,00037,000-47,000 vehicles cross it each day. The older and smaller bridge to the south, that all traffic is now being directed across, already has109,00045,000-64,000 vehicles crossing it per day. What was being handled by ten lanes of traffic (3 each direction on Hernando de Soto and 2 each direction on the Memphis-Arkansas bridge) is now being handled by just four lanes.Sounds like hell.
Wikipedia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernando_de_Soto_Bridge) says 37k daily im 2018. But still.
Checked on the methodology as the TN data shows it in the westerly direction, while the AR data shows it in the easterly, so I assumed that you'd add the two data points together. Turns out the dots mean nothing and it's a count of both directions.
So I'll correct my comment. Arkansas did their measurement in 2020 at 47k and 45k for the northerly and southerly bridges, respectively. What's interesting is the year data doesn't match up between TN and AR on each side of the bridge. Their dots for the bridges are placed before any exit ramps, so technically speaking it should match on each side, but the 2018 TN data says 37k while the 2018 AR data says 45k on Hernando de Soto and yet the TN data for 2018 of the Memphis-Arkansas is 64k while AR says it's 42k.
Holy moly. I hadn’t heard about this. I’m totally sure this will prompt all political leadership to set aside partisan concerns and devise a plan to ensure America’s critical infrastructure elsewhere is free from near catastrophic defects.