Sakonnet River Bridge, Newport

Name: Sakonnet River Bridge
Address: Newport, United States

#75 among attractions in Newport

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The Sakonnet River Bridge is a four-lane bridge spanning the Sakonnet River in eastern Rhode Island. The bridge carries RI 24 and RI 138 between the communities of Portsmouth and Tiverton, Rhode Island. The current bridge is a box girder bridge that opened in 2012 at a cost of $120 million. The previous bridge was a truss bridge that was built in 1956 and demolished in 2012 due to structural deficiencies. The truss bridge had previously served as a replacement for the Stone Bridge, about 0.8 miles to the south. ()

Opened: 1956 (68 years ago)Coordinates: 41°38'18"N, 71°12'51"W

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Sakonnet River Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Narrows Center for the Arts, Blithewold Mansion, Mount Hope Bridge, Bristol Ferry Light.

5.2 miNE
Museum, Concerts and shows, Theater
Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River
133 min walk • The Narrows Center for the Arts is a non-profit art and musical performance venue in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. It was founded in 1995 for the promotion and enjoyment of the visual and performing arts.
2.9 miW
Museum, History museum, Garden
Blithewold Mansion, Bristol
73 min walk • The Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum is an arboretum of 13 hectares, located at 101 Ferry Road, Bristol, Rhode Island, midway between Newport and Providence, Rhode Island, on Bristol Harbor with views over Narragansett Bay.
2.3 miW
Bridge
Mount Hope Bridge, Bristol
58 min walk • The Mount Hope Bridge is a two-lane suspension bridge spanning the Mount Hope Bay in eastern Rhode Island at one of the narrowest gaps in Narragansett Bay. The bridge connects the Rhode Island towns of Portsmouth and Bristol and is part of Route 114.
2.4 miW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Bristol Ferry Light, Bristol
61 min walk • Bristol Ferry Light is a historic lighthouse in Bristol, Rhode Island, United States. It is located on the shores of Narragansett Bay at Bristol Point, the northern land point of Mount Hope Bay at the base of the Mount Hope Bridge.
1 miSE
Trail, Forts and castles
Fort Barton Site, Tiverton
25 min walk • The Fort Barton Site is the site of an historic American Revolutionary War fort, now located in a public park at Lawton and Highland Avenues in Tiverton, Rhode Island.
3.4 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Herreshoff Marine Museum, Bristol
88 min walk • The Herreshoff Marine Museum, located in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA, is a maritime museum dedicated to the history of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, yachting, and the America's Cup.
5.4 miNE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Academy Building, Fall River
139 min walk • Academy Building is a historic building in Fall River, Massachusetts. The building was constructed in 1875 as a memorial to Nathaniel Briggs Borden by his family. It opened its doors on January 6, 1876. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
3.7 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
New Harbour Mall, Fall River
96 min walk • New Harbour Mall was an enclosed shopping mall located in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States, at the intersection of Route 24 and Route 81.
3.8 miSW
Cemetery
Portsmouth Friends Meetinghouse Parsonage and Cemetery, Portsmouth
98 min walk • The Portsmouth Friends Meetinghouse, Parsonage, and Cemetery is a historic Friends Meeting House and cemetery of the Religious Society of Friends, at 11 Middle Road and 2232 E. Main Road in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
3 miNW
Museum, History museum
Mount Hope Farm, Bristol
78 min walk • Mount Hope Farm is a historic estate on Metacom Avenue in Bristol, Rhode Island, United States.
5.2 miNE
41°41'43"N • 71°8'60"W
Lazer Gate, Fall River
132 min walk • Game and entertainment center, Entertainment, Arcade