Black Veterans Memorial Bridge, Alaska Highway, Gerstle River, near Delta Junction, Alaska, USA.

The Black Veterans Memorial Bridge carries the Alaska Highway across the Gerstle River, 29 miles east of Delta Junction, in Alaska, USA. Free camping is available at Gerstle River Wayside just west of the bridge. Originally built in 1944, it is one of four "steel through truss-style" bridges on the Highway. It was renamed the Black Veterans Memorial Bridge in 1993 as a tribute to 3695 soldiers of the Army and the Corps of Engineers for their contribution in building the Alaska Highway. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.

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Contained in galleries: Alaska-Canadian Highway, USA: Alaska favorites, 2019 Jun: all Alaska-Canadian Highway, 2019 Jun: Alaska-Canadian favorites, Highlights 2019

The Black Veterans Memorial Bridge carries the Alaska Highway across the Gerstle River, 29 miles east of Delta Junction, in Alaska, USA. Free camping is available at Gerstle River Wayside just west of the bridge. Originally built in 1944, it is one of four "steel through truss-style" bridges on the Highway. It was renamed the Black Veterans Memorial Bridge in 1993 as a tribute to 3695 soldiers of the Army and the Corps of Engineers for their contribution in building the Alaska Highway. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.