Vietnam Memorial Bridge

Vietnam Memorial Bridge

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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, Massachusetts and Holyoke, Massachusetts. It was built in 1889 by New Jersey Steel and Iron Company and was designed by Edward S. Shaw.

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.

See also

* List of crossings of the Connecticut River

External links

Crossings navbox
structure = Crossings
place = Connecticut River
bridge = Vietnam Memorial bridge
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upstream = Joseph E. Muller Bridge
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downstream = Springfield Terminal railroad bridge
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