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The Pawtucket River Bridge is a twin span, six-lane highway bridge that carries Interstate 95 (I-95) over the Pawtucket River in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The original bridge was built in 1958 and rehabilitated in 1996. [2] The bridge was demolished in 2012-13 and replaced with a new deck arch bridge that was completed in summer 2013. [3]
The answers shed new light on the bridge closure. ... posting weight restrictions, or closing the bridge). ... At 3:15 p.m. RIDOT held a meeting with the Rhode Island State Police Colonel Weaver ...
Two-way traffic will resume by this weekend, but the opening of temporary lanes will not totally fix the gridlock.
A powerful storm has knocked out power to more than 32,000 Rhode Islanders as of about 11:40 a.m., and has prompted restrictions on travel over bridges and cancellation of Block Island Ferry trips.
The old bridge was opened in 1969 to replace a swing bridge to the south, known as the Red Bridge, which connected the ends of Waterman Street on either side of the Seekonk River. Both bridges are named after the old bridge's designer, engineer George Henderson of Rumford, Rhode Island .
The Washington Bridge is a series of three bridges carrying Interstate 195, US Route 6, US Route 44, and U.S. Route 1A over the Seekonk River connecting India Point in Providence to Watchemoket Square in East Providence, Rhode Island.
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority announced Wednesday that the construction near the toll plaza that restricted travel to one lane in each direction has been completed and all lanes ...
In 2018, Rhode Island Department of Transportation indicated plans to demolish the bridge in 2026–2027. In 2019, the city offered to take ownership of the bridge to prevent demolition. [ 9 ] The city held a design contest for reuse of the bridge; the winning proposal, announced in June 2021, would turn the trestle sections of the bridge into ...