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The Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge, also known as the Braga Bridge, or simply, The Braga, is a through truss bridge that carries Interstate 195 over the Taunton River between the town of Somerset and the city of Fall River, near the mouth of the Quequechan River at the confluence with Mount Hope Bay.
The Braga Bridge is a continuous truss bridge. It was the fourth longest span of this type when it was completed in 1966. This list of continuous bridge spans ranks the world's continuous truss bridges in two listings: The first is ranked by the length of main span (the longest length of unsupported roadway) and the second by the total length of continuous truss spans.
I-195 in Fall River, photo from 1968 I-195 approaching the Braga Bridge in downtown Fall River Predating I-195 were two sections of road—Fox Point Boulevard and the Washington Bridge . The Washington Bridge, crossing the Seekonk River between Providence and East Providence , was opened on September 25, 1930, replacing an 1885 swing bridge ...
Lt. Governor Karyn Polito speaks at the lighting of the Braga Bridge in Fall River Tuesday night. Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito talks about the new, colorful accent lights on the Braga Bridge [Video] Skip ...
SOMERSET — The third victim in a Christmas night crash on Veterans Memorial Bridge that claimed two other lives has died. Donna Arruda, 68, of Seekonk, died Friday afternoon at Rhode Island ...
Royal Gorge Bridge, highest bridge in the United States. This is a list of the highest bridges in the United States by height over land or water. Height in this list refers to the distance from the bridge deck to the lowest point on the land, or the water surface, directly below.
Fall River Heritage State Park is a history-themed public recreation area on the Taunton River in Fall River, Massachusetts.The state park encompasses 14 acres (5.7 ha) beside the Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge on Battleship Cove, home of the World War II battleship USS Massachusetts.
It is located at the heart of the waterfront at the confluence of the Taunton River and Mount Hope Bay and lies partially beneath the Braga Bridge and adjacent to Fall River Heritage State Park. The memorial traces its origins to the wartime crew of Massachusetts, who fought to save it from being broken up and ensure its preservation as a ...