http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/neighborhood-on-the-brink/Content?oid=3025049 Comments On: Neighborhood On the Brink by Bianca Phillips en-us Copyright 2013 Memphis Flyer. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Memphis Flyer readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Memphis Flyer. wil@desert.net (Memphis Flyer Webmaster) Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:01 -0500 Sat, 25 May 2013 21:15:00 -0500 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by LB]]> Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:16:18 -0500 Memphis Flyer Posted by Ann Hastings]]> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:39:15 -0500 Memphis Flyer Posted by myrtle]]> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 19:45:35 -0500 Memphis Flyer Posted by mad_merc]]> Fri, 22 Jul 2011 06:21:03 -0500 Memphis Flyer I think I have one solution that will help this community more than anything: Rebuild the Benjestown Road bridge.

Since the late 70s, I've been seeing "Bridge Out" on maps of Frayser and Northaven when referring to Benjestown Road over the Loosahatchie River. It's been "out" for so long that modern mapmakers (like Google) refuse to acknowledge there ever was one.
If you pull up Google Maps and search for "4008 Benjestown Rd., Memphis", you will be very close to the former intersection of Benjestown Rd. and Old Cuba-Benjestown Rd. After toggling with Street View, I discovered a few of the signs of the former Northhaven stretch, such as red diamonds blocking off the former crossing, and a orange sign further up stating "Street Closed, 500 Ft."
Because (honest) visitors have to drive an out-of-the-way distance from N. Watkins or Thomas St.
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