All-American Bridge

All-American Bridge

The All-American Bridge in Akron, Ohio, formally known as the Memorial Bridge, is one of two Y-shaped bridges in the USA.

It replaced its predecessor, the North Hill Viaduct, in 1978 after a collapse killed three. The poem Under The North Hill Viaduct was written by Rita Dove.

Over its 56-year existence, the bridge was the site of at least one suicide a year (police records are incomplete.)

References

[http://www.clevescene.com/2005-06-08/news/suicide-bridge/]


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