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Lincoln Memorial Bridge is a
deck arch bridge An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side. A viaduct ( ...
carrying U.S. Route 50 Business over the
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between
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and
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. It is said to mark the point where
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crossed the Wabash River on his way to
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in 1830, and a sculptural installation, the Lincoln Trail State Memorial, marks the western end of the bridge.


Lincoln Memorial Bridge Pylons

The Lincoln Memorial Bridge Pylons are a public artwork by French artist Raoul Josset, located on the Lincoln Memorial Bridge on U.S. Route 50 on the grounds of the
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, located in Vincennes, Indiana, on the banks of the Wabash River at what is believed to be the site of Fort Sackville, is a United States National Historical Park. President Calvin Coolidge authorized ...
. The pylons feature two full-length reliefs of Native American chiefs. The two pylons are made of granite and the figures are on the front faces of the pylons at the entrance to the bridge. The southern figure is dressed in ceremonial regalia with a
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in his right hand. The northern figure is also dressed in similar regalia and holds a blanket. The south side of the proper right relief is signed by the artist: RAOUL/JOSSET/SC. They stand at 9.38 × 2.03 × 1.08 ft (286 cm × 62 × 33) and were installed in 1936.


See also

* The
Arlington Memorial Bridge The Arlington Memorial Bridge is a Neoclassical masonry, steel, and stone arch bridge with a central bascule (or drawbridge) that crosses the Potomac River at Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. First proposed in 1886, the brid ...
in
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is often mistakenly referred to as the Lincoln Memorial Bridge. * A bridge over the Illinois River called the
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge : ''The Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge can also refer to the Blair Bridge (U.S. Route 30), Blair Bridge in Iowa and Nebraska. There is also a Lincoln Memorial Bridge in Vincennes, Indiana.'' Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge in Illinois is a four-la ...
. * In downtown
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, a bridge crossing over Lincoln Memorial Drive next to the
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and War Memorial Center is known as the Lincoln Memorial Bridge.


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City of Vincennes Attractions

Lincoln Memorial Bridge aka Vincennes Bridge

Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey of the pylons

The pylons on Flickr
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