Big River Crossing

Memphis, TN. If you have an hour or so this is a pretty cool walk. The walkway offered up some pretty impressive vistas of the Mississippi. The walk is lengthy but never strenuous. I found the restroom on the Arkansas side, its two porta-potties behind a bunker wall. Surprisingly, they were clean. You can see the blue outhouses from the area above after you leave the bridge. I did not see restrooms on the Tennessee side, but I may have missed it. It would be real cool if they put a piano at the center of the span like they did on the bridge in Austin, TX.

Pro-tip: Big River Crossing is a must when visiting Memphis. The foot path crosses the mighty Mississippi River where you can see riverboats, barges, and freight trains in action. You can also soak in scenic views of Downtown Memphis & the Hernando de Soto/M bridge and walk right across the Tennessee/Arkansas state line.

The bridge is a little hard to find but worth it if you manage to come across it.If you're taking the River path (going through all the waterfront parks - Tom Lee park, ashburn-coppock park, martyrs park), there's no direct access to it and it's blocked by gates, so you need to exit the parking lot and walk past the news station and church and then you'll be at the beginning of the bridge.Once you start walking out towards the middle you'll be able to be in both Tennessee and Arkansas at the same time as the state line is technically over the Mississippi River.From the lookouts you'll be able to see the Memphis skyline and the bass pro pyramid in the distance.

AMAZING! This was one of the most fun activities we did on our trip to Memphis. The walk across the Mississippi River is a shade under a mile (one way) and would be great stroll when the weather is good. There is a marker that denotes the state lines between TN and AR (great for a photo opp) and you can clearly see the Pyramid of in the distance. I would recommend this activity for folks who want to stretch their legs and visit 2 states in the span of an hour!

This is a nice, easy walk across a bridge spanning the Mississippi River. I believe the distance is about one mile each way. About halfway across, you reach the state line so you can find yourself in both Arkansas and Tennessee at the same time. It's a popular photo opportunity and there's a little sign marker indicating the spot.The views are very nice as you cross. You can see much of downtown Memphis looking east and nothing but land and trees on the Arkansas side. There are lots of closed circuit cameras and alarm buttons along the walking path so that's a nice security feature. The walk is populated by plenty of normal folks looking for a nice stroll or some exercise.There's a parking lot on the Memphis side of the bridge. I don't know if there is any parking on the Arkansas side but I assume so.This is well worth visiting. You might as well visit this bridge so you can work off some calories and grab some excellent views at the same time.

Rounding up a star because I visited on a rainy day with very limited time, but I know on a sunny day it's beautiful. My cousin-in-law bikes this trail across the river from Mud Island, so you can access from there. I wanted to set feet on Arkansas ground, so we went to that entrance.It kinda scared me getting here. I'm from the mid-Atlantic region and have seen too many movies and PBS specials about terrible things happening in the "country" in the south. As soon as you cross the river there's nothing around. You wind around an exit ramp down a back access road to get up under the bridges. For some reason you have to drive several minutes into AR wilderness before you can wind back around toward the Mississippi. Anyway, then it becomes a mix of paved and dirt road, just creeped me out.The preservation and new trail construction up under the bridges was very cool. It appears the train bridge is still functional, though we didn't see a train pass. Port-a-potties available just off parking lot. I didn't see dog poo bags anywhere. Great opportunities for beautiful views when weather is nice.

The one thing I wanted to do for sure when I visited Memphis last week with friends was walk the bridge. We did it the last morning before breakfast. There is not any real close parking for handicap to the base of the bridge. One of my friends has a walking issue so that was a problem for us. But we managed. You can park in Martyr park there on the Mississippi River and walk around to the bridge. which would not normally be a problem but... But once on the bridge it was a great walk across the Mississippi. There is signage indicating when you leave Tennessee and enter Arkansas which make great photo opportunities. The walking section is not very wide and used by bicycles and walkers so you need to be careful. But it is very well constructed and a great experience. Was so glad I got to cross it off my bucket list.

You definitely feel safe here, whether or not you actually are. Lots of cameras and signage to indicate that security watch. For what it is, it's made very well, structurally sound, and the fact that it's covered and the right height to keep children safe is five stars from me. Definitely worth visiting, from either side!

Extremely nice and well kept walking trail. Will definitely be our go to for our walks and runs. It's a 7 mile loop but we did not do the full 7 miles.

Nice walk... and you can check off another state that you visited! Walking from Tennessee to Arkansas, we did in the morning... it might be better to do that route after the sun passes noontime because it wouldn't be so hot...!