Stone Bridge (Rhode Island)

It was severely damaged by Hurricane Carol in 1954, and replaced in 1956 by the Sakonnet River Bridge.After it was destroyed several times by storms, a stone causeway with a wooden draw span was built in 1810.The towns of Tiverton and Portsmouth purchased the bridge in 1871 and conveyed it to the state.The heavy streetcars necessitated replacement of the wooden draw span.[3] After inspection, it was decided to close the bridge to bus and truck traffic on January 13, 1955.
A streetcar crossing the bridge prior to 1907
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