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Brotherhood Bridge

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Carries
  
Glacier Highway

Locale
  
Juneau, Alaska, USA

Replaces
  
Previous bridges

Opened
  
1965

Crosses
  
Mendenhall River

Designer
  
Roy Peratrovich, Jr.

Address
  
Juneau, AK 99801, USA

Body of water
  
Mendenhall River

Brotherhood Bridge

Owner
  
Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities

Named for
  
Alaska Native Brotherhood/Sisterhood

Similar
  
West Glacier Trailhead, Mendenhall Lake, Mendenhall Wetlands State Ga, Auke Lake, West Glacier Trail

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The Brotherhood Bridge is a road bridge in Juneau, Alaska. The bridge carries the Glacier Highway over the Mendenhall River, acting as a demarcation point of sorts between the urban and rural portions of mainland Juneau. The bridge was named in honor of the Alaska Native Brotherhood (ANB). It was designed by civil engineer Roy Peratrovich, Jr., the son of Roy and Elizabeth Peratrovich, who were leaders in the ANB and counterpart Alaska Native Sisterhood. Bronze plaques on the bridge refer to the Raven and Eagle clans of the Tlingit people. The present bridge opened in 1965. Previous bridges across the Mendenhall River, at or near the same spot, were constructed in 1903, 1919 and 1931. The Brotherhood Bridge was slated for replacement, with widening and other improvements, in 2012. Demolition of the old bridge and construction of the new is currently pending.

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It was entered into the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System on March 31, 1981.

The name Brotherhood Bridge was appropriated by a band consisting of Juneau-area musicians.

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Brotherhood Bridge Wikipedia