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Veterans Memorial Bridge (Rochester, New York)

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Crosses
  
Genesee River

Preceded by
  
Driving Park Bridge

Opened
  
1931

Width
  
32 m

Body of water
  
Genesee River

Locale
  
Rochester, New York

Height
  
58 m

Total length
  
299 m

Location
  
Rochester

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Carries
  
Motor vehicles Pedestrians

Maintained by
  
New York State Department of Transportation

Followed by
  
Kodak Park/Seneca Park pedestrian walkway

Similar
  
Pont De Rennes bridge, Frederick Douglass–Susan B Anthon, Colonel Patrick O'Rorke, Caneadea Bridge, Main Street Bridge

The Veterans Memorial Bridge in Rochester, New York, carries New York State Route 104 (less well known as the Keeler Street Expressway) across the Genesee River. The bridge is an architecturally significant concrete arch faced with white granite. Conceived in 1928 and finished in 1931, the span is the longest bridge in Rochester at 981 feet. It is 190 feet in height and 106 feet wide.

Map of Veterans Memorial Bridge, Rochester, NY, USA

The bridge was originally connected to a traffic circle but was changed to an interchange in the 1960s.

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References

Veterans Memorial Bridge (Rochester, New York) Wikipedia