• Veterans Memorial Bridge/Pvt. Michael E. Bouthot Bicycle Path
• Grand Army Highway, Somerset, MA
• Trailhead: 41°43’43.18″N, 71° 9’37.92″W
• Last Time Hiked: August 8, 2016
• Approximate distance hiked: 1.9 miles
• Fairly easy.

On the tenth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, the new bridge spanning the Taunton River between Fall River and Somerset was dedicated to area veterans. The bike path that is on the north side of the bridge was then dedicated to Pvt. Michael E. Bouthot, a young resident of Fall River, who died in 2006 in the war in Iraq. The bridge and bike path officially opened a month later. The bike path in its entirety is just under a mile long starting at the intersection of Grand Army Highway and Brayton Avenue in Somerset. It then heads downhill to Riverside Avenue where there is a memorial to Pvt. Bouthot. The path then crosses the Taunton River on the bascule drawbridge. From the bridge you can see a power plant just north of Breed Cove and several miles beyond it. To the south you can see the old Brightman Street Bridge, Braga Bridge, Battleship Cove, Brayton Point, the Borden Flats Lighthouse, and the Mount Hope Bridge. After crossing the bridge the path curves around and under the bridge before concluding at Wellington Street in Fall River.

Veterans Memorial Bridge