Articles tagged under: Upper River Services
Commercial River Traffic Shut Down
Published May 13, 2021
The U.S. Coast Guard shut down barge traffic after a large crack was found in a steel support beam on a bridge that extends over the Mississippi River at Memphis. According to Upper River Services President Lee Nelson, 430,000 tons…Barge Traffic Influenced by High Water
Published March 27, 2019
A large portion of the Mississippi River system is shut down due to high water. It may be another two weeks before the Mississippi River crests from Quincy, Illinois to Muscatine, Iowa. Upper River Services President Lee Nelson says that…