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The Washington Bridge carries Interstate 195 over the Seekonk River from Providence to East Providence and serves as a key gateway to the state's largest city. The Rhode Island Department of ...
Two-way traffic will resume by this weekend, but the opening of temporary lanes will not totally fix the gridlock.
A review of state inspection reports of a critical Rhode Island bridge that was partially shut down over safety concerns, resulting in major traffic headaches, led authorities to believe that ...
East Providence schools were forced to indefinitely switch to an early-dismissal schedule, with remote learning only on the Wednesday after the closure. [15] State police were instructed to allow ambulances to cross one lane of the westbound bridge starting Tuesday, to maintain access to local hospitals; Rhode Island Hospital is the only Level ...
An email alert is sent to Rhode Island news outlets saying Alviti "will host a press conference to discuss the closure of the westbound side of the Washington Bridge due to the finding of a ...
At 3:15 p.m. RIDOT held a meeting with the Rhode Island State Police Colonel Weaver and his staff and Director Marc Pappas and his staff to discuss closing the bridge at 5:00 p.m. that afternoon.
Before the bridge was built, a ferry operated between Bristol and Portsmouth. The 1855 Bristol Ferry Light still remains at the base of the bridge. The Mount Hope Bridge was originally proposed in 1920, and the New Hope Bridge Company was incorporated in 1927, after a few years of resistance from the Rhode Island General Assembly and with the influence of state senator and business leader ...
Between Jamestown and Newport, Rhode Island: Official name: Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge: Maintained by: Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority: Characteristics; Design: Suspension bridge with deck truss approaches: Total length: 11,248 ft (3,428 m) Width: 48 ft (15 m) Height: 400 ft (120 m) [1] Longest span: 1,600 ft (490 m) Clearance below