‘As I drove across the I-40 bridge into Memphis, I was reassured...’
Wow, thats quite a start for any story!!! He’s either very brave or has never been to Memphis before.
Some people will do anything to get away from Arkansas.
One detail left out of the earthquake/bridge conundrum is consideration of the approaches to the actual bridge structure. Many of the bridges will survive and still be unusable until the access on each end is rebuilt.