Veterans Memorial Bridge - Bend, Oregon
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Volcanoguy
N 44° 03.678 W 121° 18.890
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The Veterans Memorial Bridge is located on Newport Avenue in Bend, Oregon.
Waymark Code: WM2JHH
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 11/11/2007
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This new bridge was completed in the spring of 2007 and replaced the former Newport Bridge. Following a request by community members to the rename the bridge for a local man killed in Iraq, the City Council instead voted to renamed the bridge as the Veterans Memorial Bridge in honor of all Bend veterans. The bridge was actually dedicated on 11/10/07 following the local Veterans Day Parade (plaque on bridge says 11/11/07).
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: None
Date of dedication: 11/11/07
Who Put it Here?: City of Bend
Description of Memorial:
Bridge on Newport Avenue crossing the Deschutes River in Bend, Oregon.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
Marker Text: Not listed
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