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Chittenden Memorial Bridge | |
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 Chittenden Memorial Bridge, 1994 | |
| Coordinates | 44°42′29″N 110°30′09″W / 44.70806°N 110.50250°W[1] |
| Crosses | Yellowstone River |
| Official name | Chittenden Memorial Bridge |
| Owner | National Park Service |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Melan arch bridge |
| History | |
| Engineering design by | Hiram M. Chittenden |
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The Chittenden Memorial Bridge is a 120 feet (37 m) concrete and steel arch bridge across the Yellowstone River just upstream from the Upper Yellowstone Falls in Yellowstone National Park. First constructed in 1903 as a Melan arch bridge by park engineer Captain Hiram M. Chittenden of the US Army Corps of Engineers, the bridge was known as Chittenden Bridge from 1912 until 1963, when it was replaced with the current structure. This bridge provides road access from the Grand Loop Road to the secondary road on the south rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone that allows visitors to see the upper and lower Yellowstone Falls from the south rim.