Vietnam Memorial Bridge
Vietnam Memorial Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 42°12′42″N 72°35′46″W / 42.21167°N 72.59611°W |
Carries | pedestrian and vehicular traffic Route 116 (Massachusetts) |
Crosses | Connecticut River |
Locale | South Hadley to Holyoke, Massachusetts |
Characteristics | |
Design | Girder Bridge |
History | |
Designer | Unknown current Edward S. Shaw original structure |
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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 and Holyoke, Massachusetts. It was built in 1990 to replace the original Holyoke-South Hadley, the Old County Bridge, which was built in 1889 by New Jersey Steel and Iron Company and was designed by Edward S. Shaw.
See also
[edit]- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Massachusetts
- List of crossings of the Connecticut River
External links
[edit]- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MA-18, "Holyoke Bridge, Spanning Connecticut River, between Holyoke and South Hadley Falls, Holyoke, Hampden County, MA", 27 photos, 2 measured drawings, 20 data pages, 3 photo caption pages