Crosses Sakonnet River Closed 1980 Location Portsmouth Body of water Sakonnet River | Design swing bridge Opened 1899 Bridge type Swing bridge Carry Old Colony Railroad | |
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Carries Old Colony and Newport Railway Locale between Portsmouth and Tiverton Address RI-24, Tiverton, RI 02878, USA Similar India Point Railroad Bridge, Swing bridge, Grand Rapids Swing Bri, Berkley–Dighton Bridge, Deweyville Swing Bridge | ||
The Sakonnet River rail bridge was a swing bridge built in 1899 by the Pennsylvania Steel Company. It was closed in 1980 after it was damaged by an overweight train loaded with military equipment. The swing bridge was left in the open position to allow boat traffic to pass but a barge ran into it in 1988. The bridge swing structure was removed in late 2006 and the supporting piers were demolished by explosion on February 9, 2007.
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