Dike Bridge

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bridge wooden bridge

Dike Bridge is a small wooden bridge on Chappaquiddick Island in Massachusetts, best known as the site of the 1969 Chappaquiddick incident involving Senator Ted Kennedy.

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bridge → wooden bridge →
accesses	Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge →
category	Martha's Vineyard landmarks → Road bridges in Massachusetts → Wooden bridges in the United States →
country	United States →
crosses	Poucha Pond →
dateOfEvent	1969-07-18 →
function	pedestrian crossing → vehicular crossing →
hasAccessRestriction	limited vehicle access →
hasCulturalImpact	referenced in discussions of political accountability in the United States → subject of books and documentaries about Chappaquiddick →
hasGuardrail	yes →
hasMaintenanceAuthority	Town of Edgartown →
hasNearbyBodyOfWater	Cape Poge Bay → Poucha Pond →
hasNotablePersonInvolved	Mary Jo Kopechne → Ted Kennedy →
hasSignificance	site of a major American political scandal →
hasStructure	timber piles → wooden deck →
hasToll	no →
hasTourismAspect	visited due to Chappaquiddick incident history →
isOnIsland	Chappaquiddick Island →
knownFor	1969 car accident involving Ted Kennedy → Chappaquiddick incident →
locatedIn	Chappaquiddick Island → Edgartown, Massachusetts → Martha's Vineyard → Massachusetts → United States →
material	wood →
municipality	Edgartown →
notableYear	1969 →
openTo	authorized vehicles → pedestrians →
ownedBy	Town of Edgartown →
partOf	Chappaquiddick Road network →
safetyImprovementsAfter	Chappaquiddick incident →
state	Massachusetts →
usedSince	early 20th century →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Poucha Pond →	adjacentTo
Chappaquiddick incident →	roadFeature