Veterans Memorial Bridge (Rochester, New York) Explained

Bridge Name:Veterans Memorial Bridge
Carries:Eight lanes of
Pedestrians
Crosses:Genesee River
Locale:Rochester, New York
Maint:New York State Department of Transportation
Architect:Gehron & Ross
Designer:F. P. McKibben
Material:Steel faced with white granite
Length:981feet
Width:106feet
Height:190feet
Spans:3
Builder:Booth & Flinn Company
Preceded:Driving Park Bridge
Followed:Kodak Park/Seneca Park pedestrian walkway

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 . It is in height and wide.

The bridge was originally connected to a traffic circle[1] but was changed to an interchange in the 1960s.[2]

Additional links have been included below for background information for future expansion of this article.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.vintageviews.org/vv-r/river/cards/grb014.html traffic circle at Veterans Memorial Bridge in Rochester, NY
  2. http://www.empirestateroads.com/week/week6.html aerial view of interchange at Veterans Memorial Bridge in Rochester