Distance from Memphis, TN to the Arkansas Border

Memphis, Tennessee, sits directly on the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Arkansas.

• To the Arkansas state line (river's edge): 0 miles — Memphis touches the border.
• To West Memphis, AR (directly across the river via I-55/Hernando de Soto Bridge): ~3 miles (5 km) from downtown Memphis.
• To other Arkansas cities: Marion (~8 mi), Wynne (~45 mi), Little Rock (~140 mi).

The "13 miles" figure sometimes cited refers to the distance from central Memphis to the Mississippi River's western bank in some wider floodplain sections, but the legal border is the river channel itself.