Which bridge did civil-rights marchers cross during the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery campaign?

The bridge that civil-rights marchers crossed during the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery campaign was the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

The bridge crosses the Alabama River in Selma and became internationally known after law-enforcement officers attacked marchers there on March 7, 1965. The day became known as Bloody Sunday. Television coverage of the violence helped generate support for federal voting-rights legislation.

The marchers were attempting to walk from Selma to Montgomery to protest barriers that prevented many Black Alabamians from registering and voting. A later march proceeded under federal protection and reached Montgomery on March 25, 1965.

The bridge was named for Edmund Pettus, a Confederate general and Alabama politician who later served as a U.S. senator. Its name remains controversial, while the site itself has become a landmark of voting-rights history and public memory.