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The Jamestown Bridge was destroyed in a controlled demolition in April 2006. On April 18, 2006, the main span of the Jamestown Bridge was brought down by Department of Transportation employee Wilfred Hernandez, using 75 pounds (34 kg) of RDX explosives and 350 shaped charges. TNT charges were later used to remove the concrete piers. On May 18 ...
Conanicut Island is a beautiful place, but for morning commuters a trip to Jamestown has become a less-than-pleasant experience. Work on the Newport Pell Bridge and toll gantry requires travelers ...
In September, RITBA accepted a $10.7 million bid from Cumberland-based to construct a new toll gantry and shift the highway in Jamestown to meet modern design standards.
The bridge was the only toll road in Rhode Island until August 19, 2013, when the Authority began collecting tolls on the new Sakonnet River Bridge. [9] However, toll collection on that bridge ended on June 20, 2014. [10] Cash tolling was discontinued on the bridge in October 2021 in favor of all-electronic tolling through EZ-Pass or bill-by ...
Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge: Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission: I-80: 2,465.0 751.3 $3.00 Cash, Pay-by-Plate or E-ZPass (Toll westbound only) Dingman's Ferry Bridge: Dingmans Choice and Delaware Bridge Co. PA 739 / CR 560: 530.0 161.5 Cash only, the last privately-owned toll bridge on the Delaware Easton–Phillipsburg Toll Bridge
Tolls would increase by 25 cents on Jan. 5, 2025, followed by additional 25-cent increases between 2026 and 2028, in addition to automatic toll hikes based on inflation.
Tobacco cultivation near Jamestown, Virgina Colony, in 1610 was the beginning of the plant's development as a cash crop with a strong demand in England. By the beginning of the 18th century, tobacco became a significant economic force in the American colonies, especially in Virginia's tidewater region surrounding Chesapeake Bay.
Traffic travels across the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge Thursday night Jan. 11, 2024 as crews close the right lanes going in and out of town to traffic.