The Veterans Memorial Bridge is a drawbridge located in Bay City, Michigan.
[1] The bridge was built to carry a rerouted section of M-25 (which was also concurrent with U.S. Route 23 Business (US 23 Bus.)
These route designations previously crossed the river a short distance north on the Third Street Bridge.
[3] The Veterans Memorial Bridge was temporarily closed to road traffic on July 7, 2012, for the Bay City Fireworks Festival.
Over 5,000 shells were launched from the surface of the bridge in celebration of Independence Day.