Brotherhood Bridge
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Brotherhood Bridge is a road bridge
in Juneau
, Alaska
. It crosses the Mendenhall River. The bridge carries the Glacier Highway; it was named after the Alaska Native Brotherhood and designed by the son of Elizabeth Peratrovich
. Bronze plaques on the bridge refer to the Raven and Eagle clans of the Tlingit people. The bridge opened in 1965, replacing a nearby 1931 bridge that was dismantled upon the Brotherhood Bridge's completion (and which itself had replaced two previous bridges, opened in 1903 and 1919).
It was entered into the United States Geological Survey
's Geographic Names Information System
on March 31, 1981.
Brotherhood Bridge was also the name of a band composed of Juneau-area musicians.
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
in Juneau
Juneau, Alaska
The City and Borough of Juneau is a unified municipality located on the Gastineau Channel in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has been the capital of Alaska since 1906, when the government of the then-District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900...
, Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
. It crosses the Mendenhall River. The bridge carries the Glacier Highway; it was named after the Alaska Native Brotherhood and designed by the son of Elizabeth Peratrovich
Elizabeth Peratrovich
Elizabeth Peratrovich , Tlingit nation, was an important civil rights activist; she worked on behalf of equality for Alaska Natives...
. Bronze plaques on the bridge refer to the Raven and Eagle clans of the Tlingit people. The bridge opened in 1965, replacing a nearby 1931 bridge that was dismantled upon the Brotherhood Bridge's completion (and which itself had replaced two previous bridges, opened in 1903 and 1919).
It was entered into the United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
's Geographic Names Information System
Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its territories. It is a type of gazetteer...
on March 31, 1981.
Brotherhood Bridge was also the name of a band composed of Juneau-area musicians.