The Walden Veterans' Memorial Bridge, sometimes referred as the Walden High Bridge,^[2][3] from its predecessor, carries NY 52 over the Wallkill River in the Orange County village of Walden, New York, United States. It is the more heavily used of the two bridges in the village.

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Walden Veterans' Memorial Bridge
The Walden Veterans' Memorial Bridge, known informally as the Walden High Bridge
Coordinates	41°33′40″N 74°11′41″W
Carries	Two lanes of NY 52
Crosses	Wallkill River
Locale	Walden, New York
Maintained by	New York State Department of Transportation
ID number	000000001026680
Characteristics
Design	Open spandrel concrete arch
Total length	225 feet (69 m)
Width	43 feet (13 m)
History
Opened	2005
Statistics
Daily traffic	10,929[1]
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The current bridge was built between 2003 and 2005 when its predecessor, a steel truss bridge built in the 1920s, had to be completely torn down due to severe deterioration of the support foundations. While construction was underway, traffic on Route 52 was diverted down Oak Street to the Walden Low Bridge. The new bridge features some architectural improvements, such as lighting and wide sidewalks on both sides.

The bridge was officially renamed in honor of the village's war veterans under state law passed in 2004.^[4] Banners naming individual residents and commemorating their service flutter from the decorative lampposts along the bridge.