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Michael Valente Memorial Bridge

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and employed several special effects – including the use of fire & smoke, collisions, gunshots, and actors repelling themselves off the bridge. The City of Long Beach, the Village of Island Park, and the County of Nassau all consented to the filming.
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veteran and longtime resident of Long Beach. The name change was made official following a vote by the Nassau County Legislature, and the renaming ceremony – which took place at Long Beach City Hall – was attended by hundreds of people.
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The twin bridges were built in 1953 to replace an earlier bridge built in 1922. The replacement spans were constructed after it was realized that the original, 1922 span was both functionally and structurally obsolete.
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In 2011, the Long Beach Bridge was renamed the Michael Valente Memorial Bridge, in honor of
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In 2013, the bridge was used as a filming location by
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Long Beach Bridge
40°35′44.71″N 73°39′24.02″W / 40.5957528°N 73.6566722°W / 40.5957528; -73.6566722

Coordinates
40°35′44.91″N 73°39′24.65″W / 40.5958083°N 73.6568472°W / 40.5958083; -73.6568472
40°35′44.50″N 73°39′23.39″W / 40.5956944°N 73.6564972°W / 40.5956944; -73.6564972
Long Beach Boulevard/Road
Reynolds Channel
Nassau County, New York
Named for
Michael Valente
Nassau County Department of Public Works
NRHP
ID number
Bascule bridge
Steel
Clearance below
lanes
US$
Daily traffic
bascule bridge
Reynolds Channel
City of Long Beach
Village of Island Park
Nassau County
New York
Long Beach Boulevard
Barnum Island
Austin Boulevard
Long Beach Road

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