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Joseph E. Muller Bridge

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Map of the Muller Bridge and South Hadley Falls Interchange Project; constructed in 1958-1959 for $ 3 million ($ 26.8 million in 2019 USD), the highway system was also created as a support route for the then-proposed Interstate
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A report to Governor Foster Furcolo on the Massachusetts Highway Program and other Department activities, Sept. 12, 1959
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The bridge was constructed in 1958 as part of a new bypass of
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The bridge was named as a memorial to Holyoke native
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Joseph Muller Bridge

Connecticut River
Mount Tom
Coordinates
42°12′58″N 72°36′28″W / 42.21611°N 72.60778°W / 42.21611; -72.60778
US 202
Connecticut River
South Hadley
Hampshire County
Holyoke
Massachusetts
Hampden County
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Highway Department
ID number
Girder and Floorbeam system
Daily traffic
Joseph E. Muller
Connecticut River
Massachusetts
Holyoke
South Hadley
U.S. Route 202

U.S. Route 202
Interstate 91
Vietnam Memorial Bridge
Joseph E. Muller
Medal of Honor

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