Crosses Connecticut River ID number E-10-014 or G-04-009 Opened 10 September 1932 Location Gill | Maintained by MassDOT Height 43 m Construction started September 1931 | |
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Carries Route 2 pedestrian and vehicular traffic Locale Gill, Massachusetts, and Erving, Massachusetts Design Spandrel-braced steel deck arch bridge Address Millers Falls, MA 01349, USA Similar Gill–Montague Bridge, Schell Bridge, Northfield Mountain, Bridge of Flowers, Memorial Bridge | ||
The French King Bridge is the three-span "cantilever arch" bridge that crosses the Connecticut River on the border between the towns of Erving and Gill, Massachusetts. The bridge, part of Massachusetts Route 2, carries automobile, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic and is owned and managed by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).
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French king bridge
History
The French King Bridge (FKB) was opened to traffic on September 10, 1932. It was named the "Most Beautiful Steel Bridge" of 1932 by the American Institute of Steel Construction. The bridge was rebuilt in 1992, and refurbished in 2008–2010.
Suicides
In 2009, police said that between 26 and 31 people were known to have leapt from the bridge since its construction in 1932, with four survivors.
Name
The name comes from a nearby geographic feature named French King Rock.