Sakonnet River Bridge
The Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts Sakonnet River Bridge, commonly referred to as the Sakonnet River Bridge, is a four-lane bridge spanning the Sakonnet River in eastern Rhode Island.Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bristol Ferry Light and Musselbed Shoals Light.
Bristol Ferry Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 2½ miles west of Sakonnet River 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 2½ miles west of Sakonnet River Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tiverton and Portsmouth.
Tiverton
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
Tiverton is a town in Newport County, eastern Rhode Island, that borders Massachusetts. Founded in 1694, Tiverton has grown from its origins as a farming community into a picturesque summer resort and residential suburb.
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.
Sakonnet River Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in between Portsmouth and Tiverton
- Categories: truss bridge and transportation
- Location: Town of Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.63818° or 41° 38′ 18″ northLongitude
-71.21382° or 71° 12′ 50″ westOpen location code
87HCJQQP+7FOpenStreetMap ID
way 652021457OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q7403055
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In Other Languages
“Sakonnet River Bridge” goes by many names.
- French: “Sakonnet River Bridge”
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