Sakonnet River rail bridge

Sakonnet River rail bridge
The former bridge in 2005
Coordinates41°38′20″N 71°12′48″W / 41.638926°N 71.2132°W / 41.638926; -71.2132 (Sakonnet River Rail bridge)
CarriesNewport Secondary
CrossesSakonnet River
Localebetween Portsmouth and Tiverton
Characteristics
Designswing bridge
History
Opened1899 (1899)
Closed1988 (1988)
(removed 2006–07)
Location
Interactive map of Sakonnet River rail bridge

The Sakonnet River rail bridge was a swing bridge that spanned the Sakonnet River between Portsmouth and Tiverton, Rhode Island, and provided the only rail link between Aquidneck Island (Newport Secondary) and the mainland. It was closed in 1988 and removed in 2006–07

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