Opening of I-40 Bridge Linking Arkansas, Tennessee Moved Up

In this undated handout a large structural crack is seen along a girder on the Hernando de Soto Bridge on Interstate 40 that spans the Mississippi River in Memphis Tenn. Tennessee Department of Transportation via Getty Images

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Transportation officials on Friday sped up their plans to reopen the Interstate 40 bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee that was closed after a crack was discovered in the span.

The Tennessee Department of Transportation said the eastbound lanes of the Hernando DeSoto Bridge over the Mississippi River will reopen to limited traffic on Saturday night, moving up their original plan to partially reopen the bridge on Monday morning.