A Bridge of Hope for the Poorest of the Poor Series: Fifth in a 10-Part Series
Evansville Courier & Press › September 30, 2004
Linked as:
Summary
Mark McElroy eagerly hauled out his 16-foot johnboat to take visitors on the river so he could show them where a future Interstate 69 would cross the Mississippi River.
The span is the Great River Bridge -- a bridge from nowhere to nowhere.See the full content of this document
Extract
A Bridge of Hope for the Poorest of the Poor Series: Fifth in a 10-Part Series
It will connect two of the poorest areas in the Delta -- the towns of Benoit in Bolivar County, Miss., and Arkansas City in Desha County, Ark. The 4 1/2 -mile, four-lane bridge is part of a 23-mile project from Benoit to McGehee, Ark.
McElroy is the Desha County judge, and he believes in this project. It's going to happen, he said. The Federal Highway Administration this summer approved plans for a $400 million Great River...See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
