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The French King Bridge is the three-span "cantilever arch" bridge that crosses the Connecticut River on the border between the towns of Erving and 
Image:IMG_3758_view_north_from_French_King_Bridge.jpg, A view north from the top of the bridge during summer (August 2007)
File:Autumn Massachusetts 1.jpg, A view from the bridge to Connecticut River at Autumn
Image:IMG_3766_road_surface_of_French_King_Bridge.jpg, A view of the road surface and guard rails
Image:IMG_3862_French_King_Bridge_lamp_post.jpg, The southwest lamp post
Image:IMG_3867_French_King_bridge_guardrails.jpg, Guardrails on the north side of the bridge
Image:French_king_bridge_plaque.png, The honorary plaque on the North West side of the bridge
Massachusetts Highway Department: French King Bridge
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Gill
A gill () is a respiratory organ that many aquatic organisms use to extract dissolved oxygen from water and to excrete carbon dioxide. The gills of some species, such as hermit crabs, have adapted to allow respiration on land provided they are ...
, Massachusetts, United States. The bridge, part of Massachusetts Route 2
Route 2 is a major east–west state highway in Massachusetts. Along with Route 9 and U.S. Route 20 to the south, these highways are the main alternatives to the Massachusetts Turnpike/I-90 toll highway. Route 2 runs the entire ...
, carries automobile, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic and is owned and managed by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).
History
The French King Bridge (FKB) was opened to traffic on September 10, 1932. It was named the "Most Beautiful Steel Bridge" of 1932 by the American Institute of Steel Construction. The bridge was rebuilt in 1992, and refurbished in 2008–2010.Suicides
In 2009, police said that between 26 and 31 people were known to have jumped off the bridge since its construction in 1932, with only 2 survivors.Name
The name comes from a nearby geographic feature named French King Rock, visible in the middle of the river.Image gallery
See also
*List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Massachusetts
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This is a list of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
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*List of crossings of the Connecticut River
This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Connecticut River from its mouth at Long Island Sound upstream to its source at the Connecticut Lakes. The list includes current road and rail crossings, as well as ferries carrying a state hig ...
References
External links
Massachusetts Highway Department: French King Bridge
* * Open-spandrel deck arch bridges in the United States Bridges completed in 1932 Bridges over the Connecticut River Bridges in Franklin County, Massachusetts Historic American Engineering Record in Massachusetts Road bridges in Massachusetts Steel bridges in the United States Cantilever bridges in the United States Gill, Massachusetts {{Massachusetts-bridge-struct-stub