page_title: Joseph E. Muller Bridge
section_title: History and construction of the bridge
hierarchical_section_title: Joseph E. Muller Bridge / History and construction of the bridge
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of the U.S. Route 202 South Hadley Falls Interchange Project; built in tandem with the Joseph E. Muller Bridge, the $3 million dollar ($26.8 million in 2019 USD) Holyoke and South Hadley project relieved traffic from the South Hadley Falls Bridge (now occupied by the Vietnam Memorial Bridge), and gave commuter and industrial traffic alternative access to the city.
context_page_description: The Joseph E. Muller Bridge is a crossing of the Connecticut River in Western Massachusetts, connecting the communities of Holyoke and South Hadley. The bridge carries U.S. Route 202.
context_section_description: The bridge was constructed in 1958 as part of a new bypass of U.S. Route 202 (Purple Heart Drive). The bypass was built in anticipation of increased traffic through downtown Holyoke heading towards South Hadley from Interstate 91, which was under construction at the time. Prior to the construction of the bridge, Route 202 used the nearby South Hadley Falls bridge (Vietnam Memorial Bridge) to cross the Connecticut River.
  The bridge was named as a memorial to Holyoke native Joseph E. Muller, a recipient of the Medal of Honor.
caption: Map of the Muller Bridge and South Hadley Falls Interchange Project; constructed in 1958-1959 for $3 million ($26.8 million in 2019 USD), the highway system was also created as a support route for the then-proposed Interstate 91[2]
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