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The Rouses Point Bridge carries
The first bridge over the river was a Parker through truss structure with a
Rising 60’ above the water at its mid-point, the bridge curves slightly to the north as it enters Vermont and provides an exceptional view of Fort Montgomery on the west (New York) side of the lake. This fort was partially dismantled in the late 1930s and much of its materials were used in the construction of the first bridge. Fort Montgomery was in turn the successor of
Original Rouses Point Bridge on bridgehunter.com
Road bridges in New York (state) Concrete bridges in the United States Road bridges in Vermont Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System U.S. Route 2
U.S. Route 2
U.S. Route 2 or U.S. Highway 2 (US 2) is an east–west U.S. Highway spanning across the northern continental United States. US 2 consists of two segments connected by various roadways in southern Canada. Unlike some routes, whi ...
(US 2) across Lake Champlain
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at the point where the Richelieu River
The Richelieu River () is a river of Quebec, Canada, and a major right-bank tributary of the St. Lawrence River. It rises at Lake Champlain, from which it flows northward through Quebec and empties into the St. Lawrence. It was formerly kno ...
begins its trek north to the St. Lawrence Seaway. Also known as the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge, it connects Rouses Point, New York
Rouses Point is a village in Clinton County, New York, United States, along the 45th parallel. The population was 2,209 at the 2010 census. The village is named after Jacques Rouse, a French Canadian soldier who fought alongside the Americans d ...
in the extreme northeast corner of New York to Alburgh, Vermont
Alburgh (formerly Alburg) is a town in Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States, founded in 1781 by Ira Allen. The population was 2,106 at the 2020 United States Census. Alburgh is on the Alburgh Tongue, a peninsula extending from Canada into L ...
. It is the northernmost of three bridge crossings over the approximately -long Lake Champlain border between New York and Vermont.
Construction history
1937 bridge
The first bridge over the river was a Parker through truss structure with a swing bridge
A swing bridge (or swing span bridge) is a movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its center of gravity, about which the swing span (turning span) can then pi ...
center section. Built by the Lake Champlain Bridge Commission from 1936–1937. The first span opened on July 16, 1937.
Current bridge
It was replaced by the current, over a mile long bridge, in May 1987. This two lane, concrete girder, deck bridge has pull-off lanes in each direction.
Rising 60’ above the water at its mid-point, the bridge curves slightly to the north as it enters Vermont and provides an exceptional view of Fort Montgomery on the west (New York) side of the lake. This fort was partially dismantled in the late 1930s and much of its materials were used in the construction of the first bridge. Fort Montgomery was in turn the successor of Fort Blunder
Fort Montgomery on Lake Champlain is the second of two American forts built at the northernmost point of the American part of the lake: a first, unnamed fort built on the same site in 1816 and Fort Montgomery built in 1844.
The current massive st ...
which the United States accidentally built in Canada after the War of 1812
The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It bega ...
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References
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Original Rouses Point Bridge on bridgehunter.com
Road bridges in New York (state) Concrete bridges in the United States Road bridges in Vermont Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System U.S. Route 2