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Belleville Turnpike Bridge

The **Belleville Turnpike Bridge** is a vehicular moveable bridge spanning the Passaic River in northeastern New Jersey 8.9 miles (14.3 km) from its river mouth at Newark Bay. Also known as **Rutgers Street Bridge** and **Route 7 Bridge**, it is the fourth fixed crossing to be built at the location, today the tripoint of the municipal and county lines of Belleville in Essex, Kearny in Hudson, and North Arlington in Bergen. Commissioned by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, which owns and operates it, the vertical lift bridge opened in 2002.

## Operations

The lower 17 miles (27 km) of the 90-mile-long (140 km) Passaic River downstream of the Dundee Dam is tidally influenced and channelized.[4] Once one of the most heavily used waterways in the Port of New York and New Jersey, it remains partially navigable for commercial marine traffic. While requests have significantly diminished since the mid-late 20th century, the bridge at MP 11.7 and those downstream from it are required by federal regulations to open. Both bridges along New Jersey Route 7 are operated by the NJDOT. The crossing of the Hackensack River, the Wittpenn Bridge, is manned and opens on demand.[5] The Rutgers Street Bridge requires four hours' notice for opening.[6][7]

## History

The valley of the Passaic River in the vicinity of the bridge was first settled by Europeans in the late 17th century. Schuyler Copper Mine, founded in 1715, was one of the earliest in the United States. Of the homesteads that lined the banks, several remain, including (from south to north) the Sydenham House, the Van Riper House, Kingsland Manor, Vreeland Homestead, Jacob W. Van Winkle House, and Yereance-Berry House. Belleville was founded near the point where the Second River empties in the Passaic, the river crossing is in the immediate vicinity of the Reformed Dutch Church of Second River. A bridge crossing the Passaic was built some time earlier at Acquackanonk about 4 miles to the north.

The Belleville Turnpike was created in 1759 as a colonial turnpike originally laid with cedar logs to cross what was then known as New Barbadoes Neck and today as the Kearny Meadows.[8][9] The first bridge across the Passaic River at Rutgers Street was chartered in 1790 by Anthony Rutgers.[10] The wooden structure burned down in 1841, and was immediately replaced by the second, known as the White Bridge.[11] That structure was replaced in 1914 by a bascule bridge.[12]

## Dedication

As of July 4, 2013, the bridge was formally designated the **Lance Corporal Osbrany Montes de Oca Memorial Bridge** to honor a North Arlington resident, a 20-year-old U.S. Marine fatally wounded February 10, 2012, while serving in Afghanistan.[13][14][15][16]
John F. Limehouse Memorial Bridge

The **John F. Limehouse Memorial Bridge**, located about 15 miles west of downtown Charleston, South Carolina, was completed in 2003. It replaced an obsolete low-level swing bridge over the Stono River. The new bridge, which crosses a channel between Johns Island and St. Andrews Parish, an area generally called West Ashley, was completed under a partnership between the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) and the United States Coast Guard.

## Purpose

The Stono River is a critical part of the 3,000 miles of Intracoastal Waterway used by barges, fishing boats, and recreational mariners. The former swing bridge, built in 1958, was an obstruction to vessel traffic, thus removal was mandated by the Coast Guard in an Order to Alter issued in 1994, leaving only a few swing bridges in the Coast Guard’s Seventh District, from Key West, Florida to the northernmost areas of South Carolina

The new, 2,800-foot concrete structure is a high-level, fixed span. The new bridge has a horizontal clearance for vessels of 215 feet compared with the former clearance of 93-feet and a vertical clearance of 65-feet above the high-water mark, compared to a previous clearance of only 13-feet (closed). The new structure accommodates four lanes of traffic and provides access to Johns, Kiawah, Seabrook and Wadmalaw Islands.

## Design and construction

Design of the bridge was contracted to Ralph Whitehead Associates, Inc. of Charlotte, North Carolina Construction was awarded to Jones brothers, Inc. (JB), from MT. Juliet, Tenon. The Coast Guard provided about $21 million of the total $30 million bridge cost, with the rest paid by the State.

The State government donated the debris to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources artificial reef program. After demolishing the old span, the contractor transported its concrete and steel components to the Kiawah Reef site about 23 miles away. The Bridge was opened to traffic in June 2003, approximately two months ahead of schedule.
Patapsco River

The **Patapsco River**, often misspelled **Paptsco River** is a 39-mile-long river in central Maryland which flows into the Chesapeake Bay. The river's tidal portion forms the harbor for the city of Baltimore. With its South Branch, the Patapsco forms the northern border of Howard County, Maryland. The name "Patapsco" is derived from the Algonquian pota-psk-ut, which translates to "backwater" or "tide covered with froth."

The Patapsco proper begins at the confluence of the North and South Branches, near Marriottsville, approximately 15 miles west of downtown Baltimore. The 19.4-mile-long South Branch rises further west at Parrs Spring, where Howard County, Carroll, Frederick, and Montgomery counties meet. The North Branch flows 20.9 miles southward from its origins in Carroll County. Through most of its length, the Patapsco is a minor river, flowing for the most part through a narrow valley. The last 10 miles, however, form a large tidal estuary inlet of Chesapeake Bay. The inner part of this estuary provides the harbor of Baltimore, composed of the Northwest Harbor and the Middle Branch including Thoms Cove. The Patapsco estuary is south of the Back River and north of the Magothy River.

The Patapsco has a watershed area (including the water surface) of 680 square miles, or 632 square miles of land. Thus, its total watershed area is 7% water. Patapsco Valley State Park is adjacent to 32 miles of the Patapsco and its branches, encompassing a total of 14,000 acres in five different areas. The river cuts a gorge 100–200 feet deep within the park, which features rocky cliffs and tributary waterfalls.

Liberty Dam and its reservoir, located on the North Branch, is a major component of the Baltimore city water system. Besides Baltimore, the river also flows through Ellicott City (the county seat of Howard County) and Elkridge.

## Bridges

All bridges across the Patapsco River are minor and insignificant except for those in and immediately around Baltimore, where the river is a tidal estuary and harbor. Interstate 95 passes under the Harbor and the historic Fort McHenry via the four-tube Fort McHenry Tunnel, with Interstate 895 (Baltimore Harbor Thruway) which was the original alignment of I-95 prior to the construction of the Fort McHenry Tunnel passes under the Harbor via the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel. Baltimore’s Outer Beltway (Interstate 695) crosses the mouth of the Harbor where it joins Chesapeake Bay via the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Downtown Baltimore’s Hanover Street crosses an inlet cove of the river on one of the only “rall-type” bascule bridges in the country.
Old Roosevelt Bridge

The **Old Roosevelt Bridge** (also called the **St. Lucie River Bridge**) is a bascule bridge that carries the old Dixie Highway (County Road 707) across the St. Lucie River in Stuart, Florida. It used to have twin parallel bascule drawbridges - one for northbound traffic (opened in 1934), and the other southbound (opened in 1964) - before the new Roosevelt Bridge (US 1) was built. When the new bridge was completed in 1996 the northbound span of the bridge was torn down, leaving the southbound span which now carries traffic in both directions. This bridge was enacted by Roosevelt’s New Deal.

Although the rest of the old Dixie Highway adjacent to the bridge has been given to the city of Stuart, the Florida Department of Transportation continues to maintain the bridge as unsigned State Road 707.[*citation needed*]
Matanzas Pass Bridge

The **Matanzas Pass Bridge** (also locally known as the **Sky Bridge**, or the **Fort Myers Beach Bridge**) is a bridge located in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. It carries State Road 865 (San Carlos Boulevard) between the Florida mainland (via San Carlos Island) and Estero Island, which is a major tourist destination. The bridge is one of the island's two connections to the mainland. The other is the Bonita Beach Causeway on the south end of the island.

The current Matanzas Pass Bridge opened in 1979, and is 65 feet (20 m) tall. It was the tallest bridge in Lee County when it was built, but it was surpassed in 2007 by the first bridge of the Sanibel Causeway, which is 70 feet (21 m) tall. The current bridge has two traffic lanes, one for northbound traffic and one for southbound traffic. There is also a pedestrian lane, which is separated from the rest of the bridge by a concrete barrier. Fishing piers also exist underneath the bridge on each side. The bridge's current blue color was added in 2011, making it resemble the Jewfish Creek Bridge in Key Largo.

## History

The original Matanzas Pass Bridge was a small wooden drawbridge built in 1921. The roadway connecting to the bridge originally ran from the bridge along the coast to present-day Bunche Beach where it connected to John Morris Road, which goes on to McGregor Boulevard. The original wooden bridge had a 54-cent toll.[1]

At this point, San Carlos Island was part of the mainland. A major hurricane in 1926 destroyed the original bridge, only five years after it was built. This same hurricane also separated what is now San Carlos Island from the mainland, making the road impassible. The body of water created by the hurricane separating San Carlos Island from the mainland was appropriately named Hurricane Pass.

In 1927, a concrete swing bridge was installed to replace the original. San Carlos Boulevard was also constructed at this time as a more direct route to replace the original road. The swing bridge was a recycled bridge that formerly operated on the east coast of Florida. An electric motor was installed on the bridge in 1950 due to the area's rapidly growing shrimping industry, which caused the span to be opened frequently.

Despite being motorized, the bridge was old and unreliable, and island residents feared that the bridge would fail and strand them in the event of an emergency, such as a hurricane evacuation. This concern led to the construction of Bonita Beach Causeway at the southern end of the island in 1965.[2]
The swing bridge was replaced by the current bridge in 1979.[3] The current bridge is a 65 foot tall fixed span to accommodate the area's large shrimping vessels without disrupting traffic. The current bridge was built one block east of the swing bridge to accommodate its height, and the old bridge's approach is now known as Old San Carlos Boulevard on the island side.
Paso del Norte International Bridge

The **Paso del Norte International Bridge** is an international bridge which crosses the Rio Grande (Río Bravo) connecting the United States-Mexico border cities of El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. The bridge is also known as "Paso del Norte Bridge", "Santa Fe Street Bridge", "Puente Benito Juárez", "Puente Paso del Norte" and "Puente Juárez-Santa Fe". The Paso del Norte International Bridge is a four-lane bridge for northbound non-commercial traffic only. The bridge was constructed in 1967. The American side of the bridge is owned and operated by the City of El Paso.

On March 26, 2019, dozens of illegal immigrants were captured by United States Customs and Border Protection agents, who had insufficient space for them in local holding facilities. So they erected chainlink fencing and concertina wire under the bridge to construct a "transitional shelter" to detain them. As of March 30, hundreds of immigrants were sleeping on dirt and rocks, with mylar blankets, portable toilets and plastic portable sinks.

By mid-June, conditions had worsened, with between 100 and 150 detainees reporting most have been held for over a month, without being allowed to bathe or change clothing, in temperatures exceeding 100 °F (38 °C).

## Border crossing

Main article: El Paso PDN Port of Entry

The El Paso Paso del Norte (PDN) Port of Entry is among the United States' busiest border crossings. More than 10 million people enter the US from Mexico each year at this location. Upon arrival, the admissibility of each person is determined by an officer of Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Frequently the vehicle and/or possessions of those entering the US are inspected by CBP in an effort to prevent contraband from being brought into the US.
Bridge of the Americas (El Paso–Ciudad Juárez)

The **Bridge of the Americas** (**BOTA**) is a group of international bridges which cross the Rio Grande (Río Bravo) and Texas State Highway Loop 375, connecting the Mexico–United States border cities of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua and El Paso, Texas, via the MX 45 (known as Avenida de las Américas in its Ciudad Juárez section) from the south and the I-110 from the north, crossing the El Paso BOTA Port of Entry. The bridge is colloquially known as "Puente Libre" in Ciudad Juárez, officially as "Puente Internacional Córdova-Las Américas" or "Puente Internacional Córdova de las Américas", and also known as "Puente Río Bravo", "Cordova Bridge" and "Free Bridge".[1]

## Description

The Bridge of the Americas consists of two bridges, actually four separate structures: two two-lane bridges for truck traffic, northbound and southbound, and two four-lane bridges for passenger vehicles, with two sidewalks for pedestrians. The bridge is one of four international points of entry connecting Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, forming the binational metropolitan area of El Paso–Juárez, alongside the Ysleta–Zaragoza International Bridge, Paso del Norte Bridge and Stanton Street Bridge.[2]

## History

The bridges were constructed from 1996 to 1998. The bridge is owned by the International Boundary and Water Commission, and operated in its American section by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and its Mexican section by Mexican Customs.[1] It is only one of five bridges connecting Mexico and the United States from Ciudad Juárez,[3] and to date (i.e. 2015), is the only one that is toll free (hence the name Puente Libre).

## Border crossing

Main article: El Paso BOTA Port of Entry

The El Paso BOTA Port of Entry is El Paso's highest volume border crossing, carrying more than half the vehicles (trucks and passenger cars) entering El Paso, Texas from Mexico.[4]

## In popular culture

* The 2013 American drama television series *The Bridge* is set on the Bridge of the Americas and surrounding areas.[5][6]
* The bridge is featured in the 2015 film *Sicario*.
Bayside Bridge (Pinellas County, Florida)

The **Bayside Bridge** is a girder bridge in Pinellas County which crosses over the northwesternmost end of Tampa Bay, connecting Clearwater, Florida and Largo, Florida. Construction began in the early 1990s and was completed in the summer of 1993, officially opening for traffic on June 2 of that year. Originally conceived in the 1970s as the 49th Street Bridge, a toll-levied part of the 12-mile (19 km) Pinellas Parkway, the current six-lane twin-span bridge provides direct, unmitigated access from eastern Clearwater to St. Petersburg/Clearwater International Airport by connecting McMullen Booth Road to 49th Street North and also serves as a bypass for heavily congested US 19.

The speed limit is 55 mph (or about 88 km/h) until McMullen Booth. Due to cambering differences, cars experience bouncing when traveling in the northbound lanes. This occurs for the first (southern) half of the northbound span.

It features a SPUI interchange at State Road 60 and a diamond interchange on the south end of the bridge. Along with the bridge, a $12 million interchange was built at the intersection of 49th Street and Roosevelt Boulevard. The bridge was completed before McMullen Booth Road was widened, dumping up to 36,000 cars a day onto the two-lane road. On streets such as Marlo Road, drivers could wait as long as 15 minutes before being able to make a left turn.

In 1991, Pinellas County administrator Fred Marquis argued that the cost of the bridge could be funded by a 10-year extension of gasoline taxes. The plan went through as the "Penny for Pinellas" tax. This eliminated the need for a planned $2.5 million, 16-lane toll booth that would have been built on sensitive marshlands at the south end of the bridge. The cost of construction of the bridge is estimated at $71 million.

The plan is for the Bayside Bridge to connect to nearby Interstate 275 via the Gateway Expressway that started construction in August 2017.
George V. Voinovich Memorial Bridge

The **George V. Voinovich Bridges** are two bridges in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., that carry Interstate 90 (I-90, Innerbelt Freeway) over the Cuyahoga River. They are named for George Voinovich, former mayor of Cleveland, Governor of Ohio, and United States Senator.

The bridges' 200-foot (61 m) piles are the largest ever manufactured in the United States.[8]

## Predecessor

The bridges were conceived as part of the Innerbelt Freeway rebuild to replace the 1959 Innerbelt Bridge, and the schedule of the project to build them was accelerated due to the deteriorating condition of the Innerbelt Bridge.

## Westbound bridge

The westbound bridge was built immediately to the north of the Innerbelt Bridge. Construction on this bridge began on March 30, 2011, with a ceremonial groundbreaking following on May 2. It opened to Ontario Street ramp traffic on November 9, 2013, had opened to other ramp traffic and I-90 westbound mainline traffic by November 17, and opened to eastbound traffic, which used the westbound bridge until the completion of the eastbound bridge, on November 23. The bridge was dedicated to George Voinovich during the ribbon-cutting ceremony on November 8, 2013.

## Eastbound bridge

The eastbound bridge was built in the former location of the Innerbelt Bridge. Early in the project, the proposed date of completion varied widely. Construction on the bridge had begun by November 3, 2014; the bridge opened in limited capacity the evening of September 24, 2016 after a ribbon-cutting ceremony earlier in the day, opening in full on October 24. This bridge was named for George Voinovich prior to the naming of the westbound bridge.
Monongahela City Bridge

The **Monongahela City Bridge**, officially the **General Carl E. Vuono Bridge**, spans the Monongahela River from the City of Monongahela in Washington County, Pennsylvania to Forward Township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It was constructed to replace a bridge which was 1/4 of a mile north of its location at First and Main Streets, and it opened to traffic in 1990.

The bridge marks the end of Monongahela's Main Street and the separation of Pennsylvania Route 136 from Pennsylvania Route 88. This is the fourth bridge to cross this segment of the river. The 1836 Williamsport Bridge was a wooden structure that served Monongahela while the town was under its original name. After this bridge was consumed in a fire, a four-frame truss bridge was constructed in 1884. This was soon replaced by a three-frame bridge in 1910, which stood until the erection of the current structure in 1990.
Marcus Anders

> "*I just gotta . . . keep going forward.*"
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**Marcus Anders** was the renowned wanderer of the Earthdome sector and leader of the JSOT Fireteam, 12th division. Memory of his true identity was reformatted to parallel with a simulation they were immorally placed in. Upon discovery of the truth, he formed a strong bond with his trusted friends of McKayla Lewis and Mike Smith to escape their false reality. They attempted to restart anew while running away from their pursuers mandated beneath CONSOLE.
Merrill P. Barber Bridge

The **Merrill P. Barber Bridge** is a concrete arch bridge that spans the Indian River Intracoastal Waterway in Indian River County, Florida. The bridge was built by Odebrecht Contractors of Florida, Inc. and was completed in 1995. A fishing pier is constructed below the bridge on the east side.

The bridge is named for Merrill P. Barber, the mayor of Vero Beach from 1947 to 1949, and member of the Florida Senate from the 12th District from 1954 to 1958 and from the 29th District from 1963 to 1968.

The bridge has a total length of 3,834 feet (1,169 m) with a main span of 100 feet (30 m). The vertical clearance is 65 ft.

The Florida Department of Transportation number is 880087.

The bridge replaced the old Barber Bridge, built in 1951, which was concrete and had a steel bascule span. This bridge was in constant state of disrepair and was removed, barged out to sea and sunk to become a reef. The steel bascule span was purchased by Disney and is in Orlando at the Walt Disney World theme park.
John T. Alsop Jr. Memorial Bridge

The Main Street Bridge, officially the John T. Alsop Jr. Bridge, is a bridge crossing the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. It was the second bridge built across the river. It carries four lanes of traffic, and is signed as US 1/US 90 (SR 5/SR 10). A lift bridge, it opened in July 1941 at a cost of $1.5 million. In 1957 it was named after Mayor John T. Alsop Jr., but continues to be known, even on road signs, as the Main Street Bridge. It remains one of the most recognizable features of the Downtown Jacksonville skyline.
Maine Kennebec Bridge

The **Maine Kennebec Bridge** is a bridge that crosses the Kennebec River between Richmond and Dresden, Maine. It was built in 2014 to replace the 84-year-old **Richmond-Dresden Bridge**, a swing bridge that had previously acted as the only method of crossing the river in that area. The Maine Kennebec Bridge is significantly taller than the old bridge, and was designed for at least 75 feet (22.86 meters) of clearance during high tide, allowing boats to pass without the need for a swing-span design.
Clifford Hollow Bridge

**Clifford Hollow Bridge** is a four-lane, 1,522-foot-long (464 m) bridge[1] in Hardy County, West Virginia. It carries Corridor H (U.S. Route 48 and West Virginia Route 55) across Clifford Hollow approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Moorefield.

The bridge was completed in 2003. It rises nearly 300 feet (91 m) above the valley below and is supported by a girder-substring system with end spans of 210 feet (64 m) and four interior spans at 275.5 feet (84.0 m).[1]

Clifford Hollow Bridge was awarded winning long-span steel bridge in the 2005 National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA) Prize Bridge Award Competition.[1]
Landing Lane Bridge

**Landing Lane Bridge** is part of County Route 609 and spans the Raritan River and the Delaware and Raritan Canal in New Jersey. The two lane bridge connects Piscataway to the north with New Brunswick to the south. The approaching roadways on both sides are known as "Landing Lane." The Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park and towpath is accessible from the bridge.

## History

The current span officially was opened in 1895, replacing a previous structure. However, the entire metal grate deck and steel truss was replaced in 1995 with a slightly wider modern metal beam structure and an asphalt covered roadway.[1] The piers were only refurbished rather than being replaced, as this would have required Coast Guard approval, which would have added years to the refurbishment project. (The river, though unnavigable at this location, is under Coast Guard jurisdiction as it is tidal from Raritan Bay to a few hundred yards north of the Landing Lane Bridge.) This complication also prevented the bridge from being replaced with a four-lane-wide span. The plaque from the 1895 metal truss structure is on display at the northern end of the bridge.

During the American Revolutionary War, Washington's troops were retreating from the British over the Landing Lane Bridge. Washington ordered his troops to destroy the bridge to impede the British. The bridge was partially destroyed before the British caught up with them.[2]

The bridge helps to connect the East Coast Greenway, a 3,000 mile long trail system connecting Maine to Florida.
Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge

The **Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge**, sometimes referred to as the **Baldwin Bridge** is a concrete segmental box girder bridge over the Connecticut River on Interstate 95 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. The bridge is the second to last downstream crossing of the Connecticut and the last downstream vehicular crossing - only the AMTRAK Saybrook Drawbridge is further downstream. The bridge is named for Connecticut Governor Raymond E. Baldwin.

A double-leaf bascule bridge was constructed here in 1911 and was replaced by a steel plate girder bridge in 1943. When tolls were removed along Interstate 95 in Connecticut, plans were made to replace the bridge once again, since the narrow four lanes were no longer adequate for traffic. The current bridge opened less than 1/2 downstream of the original bridge, which was demolished in 1994.
Buckman Bridge

The **Henry Holland Buckman Bridge** carries I-295 West Beltway traffic over the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. It was named for Henry Holland Buckman,[1] a prominent legislator and attorney who was instrumental in establishing the Florida state road system.

## History

Before the opening of the bridge (1970), road travel across the St. Johns River from Orange Park to Mandarin was longer and more complex. One route involved driving north to downtown Jacksonville, crossing the Fuller Warren Bridge, then driving south, a distance of nearly 30 miles (48 km) and an hour of travel time. Another option was to drive south to Green Cove Springs and across the wooden planks of the Shands Bridge, almost twice the distance of the northern route.

The first public hearing about the bridge was held in July 1963. In April 1964, after intense discussion, the decision was made to place the bridge in Duval County, just north of the Clay County line. Construction began, but the first concrete pilings exploded days after they were poured. Investigation revealed that the heat generated from the curing concrete increased Anaerobic digestion by bacteria in the brackish water and generated methane gas. The engineers were forced to change their construction method.[2]

## Details

An aerial view of the bridge looking northeast; NAS Jacksonville lies north of the western terminus of the bridge, seen in the left-center portion of this photo.
The bridge is of beam-type construction, approximately 3.1 miles (5.0 km) in length, and travels roughly east–west. The eastbound (carrying I-295 South traffic) and westbound (carrying I-295 North traffic) lanes are built on separate bridge structures. Average daily traffic in 1996 was estimated at 78,000 vehicles. In 1995, the bridge was expanded from two lanes in each direction with partial breakdown lanes to four lanes in each direction with full breakdown lanes. A Florida Department of Transportation study in September 1997 counted 110,743 vehicles.[3] With busy exits within a 0.5 miles (0.80 km) of either end of the bridge, rush-hour backups are typical. Downtown Jacksonville and Naval Air Station Jacksonville are visible from the bridge to the north. On a clear day, the Seminole Electric power plant in Palatka can be seen to the south of the bridge.

## Closings

While rarely closed for weather, two situations have made shutdown necessary: Tropical Storm Fay and prolonged freezing conditions. During tropical storms or hurricanes, sustained winds of over 40 miles per hour (64 km/h) are considered hazardous and warrant closure.[4] On December 23, 1989 the temperature dropped to 26° and precipitation changed from rain to sleet to snow, which lasted for several days. All the bridges in Jacksonville were impassable and closed for more than 24 hours, except for the original St. Elmo W. Acosta Bridge, which was first opened to traffic in 1921.
Andrew P. McArdle Memorial Bridge

The **Andrew P. McArdle Memorial Bridge**, commonly referred to as the **Andrew McArdle Bridge** or the **Meridian Street Bridge** is a through truss bascule bridge carrying Meridian Street over the Chelsea River in East Boston, Massachusetts. The bridge was constructed in 1954 as a replacement for the original Meridian Street Swing Bridge, which was constructed in 1901 and had become obsolete due to rapid automobile advancements during the 50 years it was in service. The new bridge is named for Andrew McArdle, a politician from East Boston.

The McArdle Bridge is a Scherzer Rolling Bascule Bridge. This means that the two bascule leaves roll up into the raised position along a track roller, rather than being thrusted into the upward position by a counterweight system. When lowered, the bridge only provides a clearance of 21 feet above mean high water level. However, when fully raised, the bascule span can provide a maximum clearance of 157 feet above mean high water level. This allows large freighters to enter and leave the Chelsea River, mostly to import or export cargo from the nearby Revere Beach Cargo Terminal.

The McArdle Bridge is one of two bridges across the Chelsea River, and the other bridge, the Chelsea Street Lift Bridge is also a moveable bridge. However, the Chelsea Street Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge rather than a bascule bridge. It can, however, still lift the roadway in excess of 150 feet to permit the travel of cargo vessels.

## See also

* Chelsea Street Lift Bridge
* List of bridges within the Interstate 90 corridor

## External links

* BridgeHunter.com
* BridgeReports.com
LaBranche Wetlands Bridge

The **LaBranche Wetlands Bridge** is a concrete trestle bridge in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a total length of 7,902 m or 25,925 ft, it is one of the longest bridges in the world. The bridge carries Interstate 310 over the LaBranche Wetlands in St. Charles Parish. The bridge opened in 1992.

The LaBranche Wetlands Bridge was constructed using a method known as "end-on construction" to avoid damaging the environmentally sensitive LaBranche Wetlands. This is a top-down technique in which construction platforms are mounted on concrete piles to avoid disrupting the environment below. From these platforms, the next set of piles and bridge viaducts are placed, allowing the platform to progress forward for the next set. The bridge won the 1992 Build America award in the Highway Division category.
Chelsea River

The **Chelsea River**, commonly known by locals as **Chelsea Creek** is a 2.6-mile-long waterway that runs along the shore of Chelsea, Massachusetts and separates that community from the cities of Boston and Revere as well as feeding part of the current Belle Isle Marsh Reservation that separates Boston from Revere. The river starts as Mill Creek at a former pond at the intersection of Revere Beach Parkway (Massachusetts Route 16) and U.S. Route 1, now a shopping center. Mill Creek meanders east for 0.5 miles, then takes a sharp turn south, becoming the Chelsea River, and widens significantly as it runs between Chelsea and the neighborhood of East Boston. In that area the waterway is used by oil tankers to transport fuel to adjacent oil tanks. The creek then turns southwest and runs into the Mystic River shortly before it empties into Boston Harbor.

## Bridges

Due to its short length, only two bridges cross the river. Both of these bridges are located within the Interstate 90 corridor due to their close proximity to the Ted Williams Tunnel. The bridges are the Andrew P. McArdle Memorial Bridge, constructed in the 1950’s, and the Chelsea Street Bridge, constructed in the 1930’s and replaced in 2011.
Frederick Douglass–Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge

The **Frederick Douglass–Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge** (informally called the **Freddie-Sue Bridge**[1] and known as the **Troup–Howell Bridge** until July 13, 2007) is a triple steel arch bridge carrying Interstate 490 (I-490) over the Genesee River and New York State Route 383 (NY 383, named Exchange Boulevard) in downtown Rochester, New York. The bridge, officially completed on June 18, 2007, replaced a 50-year-old multi-girder bridge situated in the same location.

## Description

The bridge is 364 metres (1,194 ft) in length, with the longest span, the arch-supported roadway crossing the Genesee, encompassing 140.9 metres (462.3 ft). The structure is 39.8 metres (130.6 ft) wide.[2] The roadway on its surface is eight lanes wide, with four reserved for each direction of I-490. The structure carries an estimated 71,640 vehicles daily over NY 383 and the Genesee.[3]

The New York State Department of Transportation is responsible for maintenance on the bridge.

## History

Construction on the new bridge, then known as the "Troup–Howell Bridge", began in April 2004.[4] To prevent the flow of traffic from being halted on I-490, the construction of the arch bridge and the demolition of the girder bridge were done in stages, which allowed a minimum of four lanes of traffic, two in each direction, to be open at all times.[5] On June 18, 2007, the bridge was officially completed and fully open to traffic for the first time.[4]

In a ceremony at the bridge on July 13, 2007, the bridge was renamed the "Frederick Douglass–Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge", honoring Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony, both of whom had ties to Rochester during
International Avenue Bridge

The **International Avenue Bridge** is an international bridge across the St. Croix River, connecting the town of St. Stephen, New Brunswick in Canada with the town of Calais, Maine in the United States.

It is the third, busiest, and newest bridge connecting the two communities, in addition to the Ferry Point International Bridge and the Milltown International Bridge.[1] The International Avenue Bridge serves commercial, cargo, trucking, passenger vehicles, campers, RVs, buses and other heavy and through traffic, while both the Ferry Point and Milltown crossings remain in use for passenger vehicles and local traffic, which could also use the International Avenue Bridge.[2]

## Border crossing

Main article: International Avenue Border Crossing

The International Avenue Border Crossing connects the towns of Calais, Maine and St. Stephen, New Brunswick via the International Avenue Bridge. The opening of the crossing in 2009 marked the first time since 1961 (when the Union Bridge was closed) that there have been three bridges connecting Calais with St. Stephen. Currently, all commercial vehicles crossing between these towns must use this crossing.

## History

The bridge received US approval in 2006.[3]

Although both facilities began actual operations with the bridge opening on November 16, 2009, the United States Customs facility in Calais was officially opened by Senator Susan Collins on November 23,[4] while the Canada Customs facility in St. Stephen was officially opened by Prime Minister Stephen Harper on January 8, 2010.[2] The new bridge represents the first new Canada–US border crossing between the US and Canada in over 40 years.

## Connecting routes

On the New Brunswick side, since October 2012, the bridge connects to New Brunswick Route 1, a four-lane freeway proceeding northeast from the border, through Saint John, and connecting with New Brunswick Route 2, the main route of the Trans-Canada Highway, at River Glade near Moncton.

In Maine, the bridge connects to US 1, a major route along Maine's Atlantic coast and its border areas with New Brunswick; and Maine State Route 9, a link to Interstate 95 at Bangor.
Hennepin Avenue Bridge

The **Hennepin Avenue Bridge** is the structure that carries Hennepin County State Aid Highway 52, Hennepin Avenue, across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at Nicollet Island. Officially, it is the **Father Louis Hennepin Bridge**, in honor of the 17th-century explorer Louis Hennepin, who was the first European to see the Saint Anthony Falls, a short distance downriver. Two of the three previous structures have been suspension bridges, while a third—which existed nearly a century—was composed of steel arch spans. The original crossing, which opened as a toll bridge on January 23, 1855, is believed to have been the first permanent span across the Mississippi at any point. Other bridges were completed in 1876, 1891, and most recently 1990. Today, the bridge's main span is 190 metres (620 ft) in length.
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge

The **Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge** carries U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 301 (Jefferson Davis Highway) across the Appomattox River at the Atlantic Seaboard fall line. It joins Colonial Heights and Petersburg, Virginia.

Originally constructed for an interurban streetcar service in the early 20th century, it was rebuilt in the 1990s and is toll-free.[1][2]
Liberty Bend Bridge

The **Liberty Bend Bridge** is the common name for the two continuous truss bridges on Route 291 over the Missouri River in Sugar Creek, Missouri in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Although the bridges cross over the Missouri River, they do not cross the county line. When the Missouri River was rerouted in 1949, it cut across the northern part of Jackson County, Missouri. This left part of the county north of the river, which is known as River Bend. The original Liberty Bend Bridge was located about two miles to the north, which then crossed over into Clay County, Missouri.

The main span length is 460.1 feet and the total length is 1,883.3 feet. Vertical clearance is 16.5 feet.

## History

The original Liberty Bend Bridge was built in 1927 and was dismantled in 1973. After the new river channel was cut and the new bridge built over it in 1949, the old bridge continued to carry traffic from the bottoms up to Arsenal Hill, spanning the old riverbed and also crossing the railroad tracks. The then 291, now Southview Dr, continued north. In the early 1970s, the new four-lane divided 291 was built along the east side of the old highway, and the new Independence-Liberty Bridge (the pair of bridges now carrying 291 across the railroad) was built alongside the old Liberty Bend Bridge. It was then, that the old bridge was torn down.[1]

## Northbound

The northbound bridge was built 1949 (with the rerouting, and new channel of the Missouri River) and rehabilitated 1986. With the completion of the new bridge (southbound), all traffic was moved over to the new span. Work immediately began on the northbound bridge during the years 2001–05. The bridge was rehabilitated once again, and deck was completely removed and replaced. The northbound bridge reopened in 2005. The northbound deck is 23.9 feet wide.

## Southbound

The southbound bridge was started in 1996, completed and opened in 2001 with a deck width of 40 feet.

## July 2009 Emergency Closure

On July 7, 2009, a routine inspection revealed serious problems with the northbound bridge. MoDOT immediately closed the span indefinitely. In a few days a temporary (permanent/paved) crossover was constructed, allowing the rerouting of northbound traffic to share the southbound bridge while repairs were completed. The span opened for traffic in September 2009.[2]
Free Trade International Bridge

The **Free Trade International Bridge** is an international bridge which crosses the Rio Grande connecting the United States-Mexico border cities of Los Indios, Texas and Matamoros, Tamaulipas. The bridge is also known as "Los Indios-Lucio Blanco Bridge", "Puente Lucio Blanco-Los Indios", "Puente Internacional Libre Comercio" and "Los Indios Free Trade Bridge".

## Description

The Free Trade International Bridge is currently owned by Cameron County, which also manages it. The bridge was completed and opened in 1992 and is four lanes wide and 503 feet (153 m) long.

## Border crossing

Main article: Los Indios Texas Port of Entry

The Los Indios Port of Entry opened in 1992 with the completion of the Free Trade International Bridge in 1992. The crossing handles both passenger vehicles and commercial trucks. Because of the length of the bridge and the rural location, there are very few pedestrians.
Mississippi River Bridge (La Crosse, Wisconsin)

The **Mississippi River Bridge** is a combination of two individual bridges which are also known as the **Cass Street Bridge** and the **Cameron Avenue Bridge**, as well as the Big Blue Bridges. They connect downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin to Barron Island, crossing the east channel of the Mississippi River. Another bridge, the La Crosse West Channel Bridge connects Barron Island to La Crescent, Minnesota. The Mississippi River Bridge carries U.S. Routes 14 and 61 with WI 16. There is another bridge about four miles upstream, the I-90 Mississippi River Bridge that connects North La Crosse, French Island, and Dresbach, Minnesota.

The Cass Street Bridge opened Sept. 23, 1939; replacing the previous Vernon Street swing bridge which was heavily damaged following an automobile accident in 1935.[2][3] The original concrete deck was replaced by a metal deck in 1983; the deck was rehabilitated when the parallel Cameron Avenue Bridge opened in 2005. [2]
Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge

The **Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge** (also known as the **Sikorsky Memorial Bridge**, and as the **Housatonic River Bridge**) carries the limited-access Merritt Parkway (Connecticut Route 15) over the Housatonic River, between Stratford and Milford, Connecticut.

The first bridge on the site, known as the **Sikorsky Bridge**, was completed in 1940, marking the completion of the Merritt Parkway and the starting point for construction of the adjoining Wilbur Cross Parkway, September 2, 1940.[2] It featured two lanes in each direction, and open steel grid decking that saved cost to stay within budget [3] and was unpopular with drivers.[4] A toll plaza stood at the eastern end of the Sikorsky Bridge until Connecticut abolished tolls in 1988, and is now preserved in Stratford at the Boothe Memorial Park and Museum.

The Sikorsky Bridge was named after aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky, whose helicopter factory remains located north of the roadway, along the western riverfront, immediately north of the approach to the bridge (although visibility of the display of his name on that facility -- which in the 21st century operates as a component of United Aircraft Corporation -- has been downgraded.

After years of environmental studies, the Connecticut Department of Transportation awarded an $87 million contract to Balfour Beatty Construction to build the replacement bridge, the Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge, in 2000.[5] The southern half of the Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge opened in 2003; the Sikorsky Bridge was demolished in 2004. In February 2004, the load unexpectedly shifted on a crane that was removing structural steel from the old bridge. The crane overturned and fell into the partially frozen Housatonic River, killing its operator.

The remaining half of the Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge was completed in 2006, two years behind schedule.[6][7][8] The new bridge has a concrete deck, with an asphalt surface, three lanes in each direction, full left and right shoulders, a sidewalk for pedestrians, wrought-iron railing, and aesthetic lighting. The bridge also includes a system of concrete fenders that protects the bridge piers from ship collisions, a feature that was absent from the 1940 span.

In 2006, the new bridge was formally dedicated as the Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge.
Fish Creek Covered Bridge

The **Fish Creek Covered Bridge** was built *circa* 1881 near Hundred, West Virginia. The kingpost truss bridge spans only 36 feet (11 m). It is the last remaining covered bridge in Wetzel County and one of two remaining single kingpost truss bridges in West Virginia. The bridge has been structurally reinforced with six W8x12 wide-flange steel beams replacing wood stringers. The bridge is enclosed with painted wood siding and a galvanized metal roof. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

The 1881 bridge was replaced by another covered bridge in 2001.
Charles Richard Drew Memorial Bridge

The **Charles Richard Drew Memorial Bridge**, also known as the **Michigan Avenue Bridge**, carries Michigan Avenue over the CSX and Metrorail railroad tracks. The Brookland-CUA Metro Station is located below the bridge as well. It lies in the University Heights neighborhood in the northeastern part of Washington, D.C. The name of the bridge honors Dr. Charles R. Drew (1904-1950) who was a scientist, surgeon and athlete. A plaque is situated at the western end of the bridge.

## History

The Drew Memorial Bridge was built in 1980-1981. It replaced the Michigan Ave Bridge over the B&O Railroad built in 1937-38 and opened on August 29, 1938. That bridge was 1161' long and 40' wide and was the first bridge at that location. It was a steel beam bridge on simple spans designed by the D.C. Bridge division and built by the James Baird Company for $265,000.

Construction of the Drew Bridge began in April 1980 and was completed in 1981. While mostly similar to the bridge it replaced, it only had one 6 foot wide sidewalk, on the north side, while the old bridge had 6 foot wide sidewalks on both sides. In 1982 a citizen's committee was created by the Mayor to name the bridge and in 1983 they selected the name of Dr. Charles R. Drew, who's daughter was at the time the Ward 4 Representative to the DC Council.
Charles Berry Memorial Bridge

The Charles Berry Bridge, in Lorain, Ohio along U.S. Route 6 (US 6), is the second-largest[clarification needed] bascule bridge in the world.[citation needed] It was dedicated on Veterans Day in 1988. The bridge had been built in the late 1930s and in use for roughly 48 years before extensive rehabilitation was finished and the bridge was officially renamed in honor of Lorain native Charles J. Berry, a Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during a minor grenade battle on Iwo Jima.

During its construction, the Erie Avenue Bridge (as it was formerly called) was the largest bascule bridge in the world. and is now considered to be the second-largest.

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) agreed in 1989 to cover funding for the bridge which saves Lorain county nearly half a million US dollars per year. The Charles Berry Bridge is one of only three bridges in Ohio that the ODOT will currently fund.

The Charles Berry Bridge is one of the primary methods of transportation between the east and west of Lorain across Black River along with the Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge which is also named after a native of Lorain who was awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism at the historic Battle of Midway.
Anthony Wayne Memorial Bridge

The **Anthony Wayne Bridge**, commonly called the **High Level Bridge**, was designed by Waddell & Hardesty and constructed by the McClintic-Marshall Company in 1931, and is a downtown Toledo, Ohio landmark named after General Anthony Wayne. It is a suspension bridge that spans the Maumee River.[1][2] The bridge has some features that give it a unique aesthetic quality, including a sky blue color and various lattice patterns.[1]

Ohio State Routes 2, 51, and 65 cross the Maumee River on the Anthony Wayne Bridge; it also connects Clayton Street to Woodville Road.[3]

## Reconstruction

In April 2012, the city of Toledo and the Ohio Department of Transportation announced a project that would close the bridge to traffic for nearly 2 years. The redevelopment project took nearly 3 years to complete and reopened in October 2015 [4]
Bridge of Hope

The **Bridge of Hope** is a concrete girder bridge that spans the Mississippi River between Sartell, Minnesota and Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. The bridge was completed eight months early, aided by favorable weather and trouble-free construction. It was built in 1995 and was designed by Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Jim Hill Group.

The bridge is named in honor of Jacob Wetterling, a boy who was abducted from St. Joseph, Minnesota in 1989 (his remains were discovered in 2016). The name was chosen by a group of high school students who wanted to memorialize Wetterling and other missing children.