Overturned vehicle causes major traffic backups along I-40 bridge

Overturned vehicle snarls I-40 traffic near Tennessee-Arkansas line, TDOT reports

A crash involving an overturned vehicle has delayed traffic on Interstate 40 near the Tennessee-Arkansas state line early Tuesday morning, officials said.

Overturned vehicle causes major traffic backups along I-40 bridge

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. -- An overturned vehicle along the I-40 Hernando DeSoto Bridge had traffic at a standstill for hours early Tuesday. According to Tennessee Department of Transportation officials, the crash at the Arkansas-Tennessee state line was reported around 12:20 a.m. The overturned vehicle caused all eastbound lanes coming into Tennessee to be blocked. Around 4 a.m., crews reopened one of the eastbound lanes. However, traffic is still mo…