St. Bride's Radar Station

St. Bride's Radar Station
Part of United States General Surveillance Radar
Newfoundland
Emblem of the 685th Air Warning Squadron
Site information
TypeRadar Station
CodeTrio
Controlled byNewfoundland Base Command
Location
Coordinates46°55′54.7″N 054°10′49.2″W / 46.931861°N 54.180333°W / 46.931861; -54.180333 (St. Bride's Radar Station)
Site history
Built1942
Built byUnited States Army
In use1943-1945
Garrison information
Garrison685th Air Warning Company
St. Bride's Radar Station
Location of St. Bride's Radar Station, Newfoundland

St. Bride's Radar Station was a United States Army General Surveillance Ground Radar Early Warning Station in the Dominion of Newfoundland. It was built during World War II and responsible for monitoring air traffic from Naval Station Argentia to RCAF Torbay and into the Atlantic Ocean. It was located in St. Bride's, 135 kilometres (84 mi) southwest of St. John's. It was closed in 1945.

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