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Alaska to replace Black Veterans Memorial Bridge, saving part as tribute to Alaska Highway builders
Two of the bridge’s nine trestles will be preserved as a memorial to about 4,000 Black soldiers who built the original bridge in 1942, with seven others offered for reuse.
- The state of Alaska is replacing the aging Black Veterans Memorial Bridge, preserving part of it as a tribute to the 4,000 Black soldiers who built the Alaska Highway during World War II.
- Seven of the bridge's nine trestles will be given away, while two will remain as a refashioned memorial to honor the Black soldiers' contributions.
- The new Gerstle River Bridge will unofficially carry the memorial name unless the Legislature makes it official, and will parallel the old bridge location with visible remnants.
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Alaska to replace Black Veterans Memorial Bridge, saving part as tribute to Alaska Highway builders
A historic bridge in Alaska named for segregated Black soldiers who battled extreme weather and terrain to help build the first road link between Alaska and Canada needs to replaced.
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