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==War memorial==
Since opening of the first bridge in 1951, annual ceremonies are held at the bridge's war memorial on [[Memorial Day]] and [[Veterans Day (United States)|Veterans Day]] to honor the sacrifices of American war veterans.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dmbveteransmemorialpark.com/services/ |title=Services |website=Delaware Memorial Bridge Veteran's Memorial Park |access-date=November 30, 2018 |archive-date=August 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814071637/http://dmbveteransmemorialpark.com/services/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The memorial is located in '''Veterans Memorial Park''' in [[New Castle, Delaware]], and it features a reflecting pool, a statue of a soldier, and a wall containing the names of 15,000 men and women from Delaware and New Jersey who were killed in [[World War II]], the [[Korean War]], the [[War in Vietnam]], and the [[Persian Gulf War]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dmbveteransmemorialpark.com/memorial/ |title=Memorial |website=Delaware Memorial Bridge Veteran's Memorial Park |access-date=November 30, 2018 |archive-date=August 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814055736/http://dmbveteransmemorialpark.com/memorial/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Facilities==
The administrative headquarters of DRBA are in the Delaware Memorial Bridge Plaza, on the Delaware side, in New Castle County.<ref name=HQ>{{cite web|url=https://www.drba.net/drba-contacts|title=DRBA Contacts|publisher=Delaware River and Bay Authority|access-date=2024-06-29|quote=Physical Address Delaware Memorial Bridge Plaza 2162 New Castle Ave., New Castle, DE 19720}} - Despite the "New Castle, DE" address, it is not in [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st10_de/place/p1050800_new_castle/DC20BLK_P1050800.pdf the New Castle city limits], [https://deldot.gov/Publications/shop_de_maps/pdfs/General_Highway_Map_New_Castle_County.pdf Compare to county map]</ref>
==Gallery==
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