Vietnam Memorial Bridge

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Vietnam Memorial Bridge
Vietnam Memorial Bridge
Carries pedestrian and vehicular traffic
Route 116 (Massachusetts)
Crosses Connecticut River
Locale South Hadley, Massachusetts to Holyoke, Massachusetts
Design Girder Bridge
Coordinates 42°12′42″N, 72°35′46″W

The Vietnam Memorial Bridge (aka Holyoke Bridge, South Hadley Falls bridge, and County bridge) is a girder bridge that spans the Connecticut River between South Hadley, Massachusetts and Holyoke, Massachusetts. It was built in 1889 by New Jersey Steel and Iron Company and was designed by Edward S. Shaw.

[edit] History and construction of the bridge

Rebuilt in 1889 by the New Jersey Steel and Iron Company, Trenton, New Jersey, this bridge was rebuilt again in 1990.

Sign near the bridge giving credit, circa 1889
Sign near the bridge giving credit, circa 1889

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Crossings of the Connecticut River
Upstream
Joseph E. Muller Bridge
 Vietnam Memorial bridge
 Downstream
Springfield Terminal railroad bridge
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