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Sakonnet River

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Length
  
23 km

Country
  
United States of America

Source
  
Mount Hope Bay

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Bridges
  
Sakonnet River Bridge, Stone Bridge, Sakonnet River rail bridge

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The Sakonnet River is a tidal strait, in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows approximately 23 km (14 mi) between Mount Hope Bay and Rhode Island Sound. It separates Aquidneck Island from the eastern portion of Newport County.

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Map of Sakonnet River, Rhode Island, USA

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CrossingsEdit

Below is a list of all crossings over the Sakonnet River. The list begins at the headwaters and goes downstream.

  • Sakonnet River rail bridge (formerly Old Colony and Newport Railway), removed.
  • Old Sakonnet River Bridge (RI 24/138)
  • Replacement Sakonnet River Bridge; opened September 2012.
  • Stone Bridge (Formerly RI 138, destroyed by Hurricane Carol in 1954)
  • TributariesEdit

  • Quaket River
  • Sapowet Creek
  • Almy Brook
  • Little Creek
  • References

    Sakonnet River Wikipedia