Draft:Tennessee Hatchie River Bridge

The Tennessee Hatchie River Bridge are two bridge spans that carries US Route 51 over the Hatchie River located north of Covington, Tennessee (approximately 45 miles north of Memphis, Tennessee). In 1989, the northbound span collapsed after flooding caused riverbed erosion near the structure.

History
The bridge was constructed in 1936. In the 1970s, it began to only carry the northbound lanes when new separate southbound bridge and lanes were built.

1989 Collapse
Om April 1, 1989, the span carrying northbound US 51 collapsed during floodings due to riverbed erosion causing a structure failure. Eight people lost their lives in the collapse. The bridge was inspected in September 1987 and was due for another in September 1989.