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Stone Bridge (Rhode Island)

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209: 243:, which was under construction at the time of the hurricane, located 0.8 miles (1.3 km) to the north. The span was closed to marine traffic after the hurricane. After inspection, it was decided to close the bridge to bus and truck traffic on January 13, 1955. It was then closed to all vehicles on January 18, 1955. Pedestrians were allowed to walk across. Repairs were made and the bridge reopened to all traffic on March 3, 1955. It remained in service until the opening of the Sakonnet River Bridge in 1956. 560: 739: 33: 84: 382: 216:
A ferry between Portsmouth and Tiverton – probably the first regular ferry in Rhode Island – began operating in 1640. It was variously known as Howland's Ferry (after the family that ran it from around 1703 to 1776), Pocasset Ferry, Sanford's Ferry and Wanton's Ferry. A privately-owned wooden toll
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bridge was built in 1795. After it was destroyed several times by storms, a stone causeway with a wooden draw span was built in 1810. The towns of Tiverton and Portsmouth purchased the bridge in 1871 and conveyed it to the state.
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The remaining approaches serve as breakwaters and fishing piers.
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Stone Bridge
Coordinates
41°37′33″N 71°13′02″W / 41.62573°N 71.21716°W / 41.62573; -71.21716
Route 138
Sakonnet River
Portsmouth
Tiverton
Rhode Island
steel
bascule bridge
Rhode Island Route 138
Sakonnet River
Portsmouth
Tiverton
Hurricane Carol
Sakonnet River Bridge

Newport Street Railway
Fall River, Massachusetts
rolling lift bridge
Hurricane Carol
Sakonnet River Bridge




"Stone Bridge Reimagined"
Fall River, Massachusetts

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