Mount Hope Bridge
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John McDaid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bristol Ferry Light and Musselbed Shoals Light.
Bristol Ferry Light
Lighthouse
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Bristol Ferry Light is a historic lighthouse in Bristol, Rhode Island. 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. Bristol Ferry Light is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Mount Hope Bridge.
Musselbed Shoals Light
Lighthouse
The Musselbed Shoals Light was a lighthouse which once stood in Narragansett Bay at the west entrance to Mount Hope Bay, south of Bristol Point. As with many Rhode Island lights, it was a casualty of the New England Hurricane of 1938. Musselbed Shoals Light is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Mount Hope Bridge.
Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hog Island Shoal Light, built in 1901, is a sparkplug lighthouse on a shoal off of Hog Island, Rhode Island. It is located about 600 feet southeast of the island, at the entrance to Mount Hope Bay. Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse is situated 1 mile southwest of Mount Hope Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portsmouth and Bristol.
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island. It is a small quaint town with a strong sense of community that has a lot of history for any traveler to discover.
Bristol
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bristol is a quintessential New England waterfront town. Part of the East Bay communities along with Warren and Barrington, it is on a peninsula in Rhode Island surrounded by Narragensett and Mount Hope Bays.
Melville
Neighborhood
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Melville is a census-designated place in the towns of Middletown and Portsmouth in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. It lies along the shore of Narragansett Bay. Melville is situated 4 miles south of Mount Hope Bridge.
Mount Hope Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Rhode Island and Bristol, Rhode Island
- Categories: suspension bridge, road bridge, toll bridge, and transportation
- Location: Town of Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Mount Hope Bridge from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Mount Hope Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “芒特霍普大桥”
- Dutch: “Mount Hope Bridge”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كوبرى جبل الامل”
- French: “Mount Hope Bridge”
- German: “Mount Hope Bridge”
- Japanese: “マウント・ホープ橋”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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