Brotherhood Bridge

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| image = File:Aerial view of Brotherhood Bridge Reconstruction, Juneau, Alaska.jpg

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| caption = Aerial view of construction of the four-lane replacement bridge in May 2015, looking upriver from above the area along Industrial Boulevard, which abuts the bridge to the southwest.

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| carries = Glacier Highway

| crosses = Mendenhall River

| locale = Juneau, Alaska, USA

| owner = Alaska DOT&PF

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| designer = Roy Peratrovich, Jr.

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| open = 1965 (original)
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| named_for = Alaska Native Brotherhood

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| replaces = Previous bridges

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The Brotherhood Bridge is a road bridge in Juneau, Alaska.[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1416514 USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report] 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.[http://www.gov.state.ak.us/ltgov/elections/pd/d04.html District 4 Precinct descriptions]. Alaska Division of Elections. 2002. Accessed March 23, 2008. The bridge was named in honor of the Alaska Native Brotherhood (ANB). 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."A Recollection of Civil Rights Leader Elizabeth Peratrovich." 2004. Accessed March 23, 2008. Previous bridges across the Mendenhall River, at or near the same spot, were constructed in 1903, 1919 and 1931.{{cite book|title=Dedication of the Brotherhood Bridge|publisher=Alaska Department of Highways|year=1965|url=http://www.library.state.ak.us/hist/hist_docs/docs/asl_ms261_001.pdf}} It was entered into the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System on March 31, 1981.

The Brotherhood Bridge was slated for replacement, with widening and other improvements, in 2012. Demolition of the old bridge and construction of a new 99.5-foot-wide bridge happened concurrently in stages, beginning April 25, 2014, and completing October 31, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.ktoo.org/2012/09/25/brotherhood-bridge-for-sale/|title=Brotherhood Bridge for sale|accessdate=2014-03-23|last=Alexander|first=Rosemarie|date=2012-09-25|work=KTOO-TV}}{{cite web|title=The Brotherhood Bridge over the Mendenhall River|accessdate=2020-12-30|url=http://www.aspirebridge.com/magazine/2019Spring/PROJECT-TheBrotherhoodBridge.pdf}}{{cite web|title=Brotherhood Bridge Replacement|access-date=2020-12-30|url=https://dot.alaska.gov/sereg/projects/brotherhoodbridge/index.shtml}}

The name Brotherhood Bridge was appropriated by a band consisting of Juneau-area musicians.{{cite web|url=http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/031308/mus_256450474.shtml|title=Bob Cole hits the road with Moses Kane|accessdate=2008-03-23|last=Tibbett|first=Teri|date=2008-03-13|work=Juneau Empire|publisher=Morris Communications|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811215018/http://juneauempire.com/stories/031308/mus_256450474.shtml|archive-date=2011-08-11|url-status=dead}}