Lincoln Memorial Bridge

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carries=Business U.S. Route 50
crosses=Wabash River
locale=Vincennes, Indiana
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design=Deck Arch
mainspan=189.9 feet
length=1065.6 feet
width=22.0 feet
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open=September 3, 1933
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Lincoln Memorial Bridge is a deck arch bridge carrying Business U.S. Route 50 over the Wabash River between Vincennes, Indiana and Lawrence County, Illinois. It is said to mark the point where Abraham Lincoln crossed the Wabash River on his way to Illinois in 1830. [http://www.vincennescvb.org/attractions.asp?catid=16]

Other Lincoln Memorial Bridges

*The Arlington Memorial Bridge in Washington, DC is often mistakenly referred to as the Lincoln Memorial Bridge.
*A bridge over the Illinois River called the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge.
*In downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a bridge crossing over Lincoln Memorial Drive next to the Milwaukee Art Museum and War Memorial Center is known as the Lincoln Memorial Bridge.

External links

* [http://vincennes.org/content.asp?page=1&code=attractions City of Vincennes Attractions]
* [http://bridges.midwestplaces.com/il/lawrence/51003611769/ Lincoln Memorial Bridge aka Vincennes Bridge]