Veterans Memorial Centennial Bridge
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Veterans Memorial Centennial Bridge | |
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.jpg) View of the bridge from East Coeur d'Alene Lake Drive, looking from the west. | |
| Coordinates | 47°38′51″N 116°42′52″W / 47.64750°N 116.71444°W |
| Carries |  I-90 |
| Crosses | Bennett Bay |
| Locale | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho |
| Other name(s) | Bennett Bay Centennial Bridge |
| Maintained by | Idaho Transportation Department |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Box girder bridge |
| Total length | 1,729 ft (527 m) |
| Width | 70 ft (21 m) |
| Height | 299 ft (91 m) |
| No. of lanes | 4 (2 per direction) |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1991 |
| Construction cost | $16 million |
| Opened | 1992 |
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The Veterans Memorial Centennial Bridge (formerly known as the Bennett Bay Centennial Bridge) is a freeway bridge in Idaho. The bridge carries Interstate 90 over a valley above Bennett Bay, an arm of Lake Coeur d'Alene.
Construction of the bridge began in 1988 and used a balanced cantilever to build sections at an average rate of 16 feet (4.9 m) a week.[1][2] It was completed in 1991 and opened the following year as part of the last major project to complete Interstate 90 east of Coeur d'Alene, at a cost of $16 million.[3]
The bridge was initially named the Bennett Bay Centennial Bridge, to commemorate the centennial of Idaho, despite a long-standing state policy against adopting official bridge names.[4][5] In 1992, the bridge was renamed the Veterans Memorial Centennial Bridge, in honor of Idaho's military veterans.
The bridge is a segmental concrete box girder bridge; it is 1,730 ft (530 m) long, 70 ft (21 m) wide, and carries four traffic lanes 300 ft (91 m) above the valley floor.[6] It was designed by HNTB.[7]