Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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 carries Interstate 195 over the Taunton River between Somerset and Fall River. The major highways through the area are Interstate 195 (from Providence to Wareham, Massachusetts) and U.S. Route 6, which is the older route connecting Providence to Cape Cod.
Access to the town of Somerset and the village of Ocean Grove in Swansea is via exit 10 . I-195 crosses the Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge over the Taunton River, entering Fall River. The bridge passes over Battleship Cove and USS Massachusetts, after which exit 11 provides access to Route 79 and Route 138.
The border with Bristol is located in the middle of the bay. Cities close to Somerset include Fall River, New Bedford, Attleboro, and Providence, and the town is one hour's drive south of Boston. The town is accessed via Interstate 195, which enters the town via the Braga Bridge from Fall River and has an exit at Route 103. It is also connected ...
Crossing Image Carries Location Built Coordinates Charles M. Braga, Jr. Bridge: I-195: Somerset to Fall River: 1966 Slade's Ferry Bridge (demolished 1970) : originally rail and road traffic
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 ...
Route 79 in Myricks. Route 79 begins south of the Braga Bridge and I-195, multiplexed with Route 138 as a surface four-lane controlled-access highway.It has exits to Davol Street, which act as one-way frontage roads on both sides of Route 79, and to the Veterans Memorial Bridge, at which point Route 138 leaves Route 79 and goes over the bridge.
The Veterans Memorial Bridge is a bascule bridge connecting Somerset, Massachusetts and Fall River, Massachusetts. The bridge carries U.S. Route 6 and Route 138 over the Taunton River, with connecting ramps to Route 79, and includes a bike path on its north side. The $290 million bridge was dedicated to area veterans on September 11, 2011. [2]