Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Bridge

The bridge is a 4-lane divided span over Salt Creek in Mannford, Oklahoma. It was dedicated as a commemorative site in 2011, to veterans of the Vietnam War, which included service in Southeast Asia by some 3,403,000 military personnel. U.S. military deaths totaled some 58,220, of which some 47,434 were battle-related. Some 1000 Oklahomans died during the war, and Oklahoma sustained the second highest casualty rate among the states. The official war period was February 28, 1961 – May 7, 1975.