Brotherhood Bridge, Juneau

Name: Brotherhood Bridge
Address: Juneau, United States

#11 among attractions in Juneau

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The Brotherhood Bridge is a road bridge in Juneau, Alaska. The bridge carries the Glacier Highway over the Mendenhall River, acting as a demarcation point of sorts between the urban and rural portions of mainland Juneau. The bridge was named in honor of the Alaska Native Brotherhood. It was designed by civil engineer Roy Peratrovich, Jr. the son of Roy and Elizabeth Peratrovich, who were leaders in the ANB and counterpart Alaska Native Sisterhood. Bronze plaques on the bridge refer to the Raven and Eagle clans of the Tlingit people. Previous bridges across the Mendenhall River, at or near the same spot, were constructed in 1903, 1919 and 1931. It was entered into the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System on March 31, 1981. ()

Opened: 1965 (59 years ago)Coordinates: 58°22'13"N, 134°36'7"W

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Brotherhood Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nugget Falls, Chapel by the Lake, Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center, DIPAC's Macaulay Salmon Hatchery.

4.5 miNE
Natural attraction, Park, Waterfall
Nugget Falls, Juneau
116 min walk • Nugget Falls, also known as Nugget Creek Falls or Mendenhall Glacier Falls, is a waterfall downstream of the Nugget Glacier, at the base of Bullard Mountain, in the U.S. state of Alaska.
1.5 miNW
Church
Chapel by the Lake, Juneau
40 min walk • Chapel by the Lake is a Presbyterian church in Auke Bay, Alaska. It was designed by Juneau-based architects Harold Foss and Linn A. Forrest. The construction lasted from 1954 to 1958.
3.8 miNE
13-mile-long glacier
Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center, Juneau
98 min walk • Mendenhall Glacier is a glacier about 13.6 miles long located in Mendenhall Valley, about 12 miles from downtown Juneau in the southeast area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
5.8 miSE
58°19'35"N • 134°27'54"W
DIPAC's Macaulay Salmon Hatchery, Juneau
149 min walk • Museum, Aquarium, Zoo
6.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Table Top Mountain, Douglas Island
165 min walk • Table Top Mountain is a mountain in the city and borough of Juneau, Alaska, United States. It is a peak of the Boundary Ranges, located on Douglas Island 2 miles northeast of Cropley Lake and 3.5 miles west of the city of Juneau.
1.1 miSE
58°21'44"N • 134°34'37"W
Nugget Mall Juneau, Juneau
28 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
1.7 miNE
Memorial
Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park, Juneau
43 min walk • Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park is a sports facility complex in Juneau, Alaska, and adjacent to Floyd Dryden Middle School. It was named after Richard James Adair and Jimmy Earl Kennedy, two Juneau Police Department officers who died in the line of duty on April 17, 1979.
1.7 miNW
Universities and schools
University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau
44 min walk • The University of Alaska Southeast is a public university with its main campus in Juneau, Alaska and extended campuses in Sitka and Ketchikan.
3.7 miW
Island
Coghlan Island, Juneau
94 min walk • Coghlan Island is an island in the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, United States. Located in Stephens Passage, it is 1.2 miles south of Fairhaven and 11 miles northwest of the city of Juneau. It was named in 1885 by the U.S.