Oldest Bridges in Rhode Island

The oldest bridge in Rhode Island is the Main ST over Blackstone River in Providence County, built in 1858, and it still carries about 16,000 vehicles a day.

Age, drawn to scale

The 10 oldest in Rhode Island, one timeline

1850190019502000today

1Main ST over Blackstone RiverRI · 1858 · 16k/day 2High ST over Pascoag RiverRI · 1865 · 5.8k/day 3Division ST over Seekonk Rvr Taft SRI · 1877 · 15k/day 4Church ST over Saugatucket RiverRI · 1882 · 3.4k/day 5Church ST over P&w RrRI · 1882 · 1.1k/day 6School ST over Blackstone RiverRI · 1885 · 3.8k/day 7Ri 108 Kngstown RD over Saugatucket RiverRI · 1885 · 8.5k/day 8Sneech Pond RD over Abbott RunRI · 1886 9Rawson RD over Abbott RunRI · 1886 · 1.9k/day 10School ST over Old Worc & Boston CanalRI · 1887 · 4.0k/day For scale: the Brooklyn BridgeNY · 1883 · 111k/day

Each bar runs from the year the bridge was built to today, colored by its overall condition (green good, orange fair, red poor). A white notch marks a recorded reconstruction; many of these bridges have been rebuilt or widened more than once, and the inventory keeps only the most recent date. Daily traffic is the latest count.

When the bridges were built

every bridge in Rhode Island by the decade it was built

Before 1900pre—

1900s'0042%

1910s'1032%

1920s'209%

1930s'3014%

1940s'40—

1950s'5014%

195

1960s'6019%

1970s'7024%

1980s'8016%

1990s'904%

2000s'004%

2010s'100%

2020s'200%

bridges builtshare rated poor

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Bars are stacked by today's condition rating. 779 bridges are counted. Build years before 1900 are counted only when credible.

The Oldest Bridges in Rhode Island

Bridge	County	Built	Rebuilt	Material	Daily Traffic	Condition
Main ST over Blackstone River	Providence	1858	1968	Masonry	16,040	Fair
High ST over Pascoag River	Providence	1865	1925	Masonry	5,800	Poor
Division ST over Seekonk Rvr Taft S	Providence	1877	1985	Masonry	14,948	Fair
Church ST over Saugatucket River	Washington	1882		Masonry	3,449	Fair
Church ST over P&w Rr	Providence	1882	1995	Steel	1,111	Poor
School ST over Blackstone River	Providence	1885	1996	Steel Continuous	3,811	Fair
Ri 108 Kngstown RD over Saugatucket River	Washington	1885	1930	Masonry	8,515	Fair
Sneech Pond RD over Abbott Run	Providence	1886	1985	Steel		Poor
Rawson RD over Abbott Run	Providence	1886	2007	Steel	1,943	Fair
School ST over Old Worc & Boston Canal	Providence	1887	1996	Steel	4,034	Fair
Brooklyn Bridge over I278 Fdr Drive Fdr Dri		1883	2016		110,939	Poor
Hill ST over Pawtuxet River N Branch	Kent	1888	1998	Aluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron	910	Poor
Memorial BLVD over Polo Lake	Providence	1889		Masonry	6,746	Fair
Stevens ST over Moshassuck River	Providence	1894		Masonry	690	Fair
Cranston ST over Pocasset River	Providence	1896	1987	Masonry	13,032	Fair
Ri 14 Plnfld ST over Pocasset River	Providence	1897		Masonry	11	Poor
Cladrastis AVE over Pleasure Lake	Providence	1897		Masonry	2,764	Poor
Cladrastis AVE over Cunliffs Lake	Providence	1897		Concrete	2,551	Poor
Laurel Street over Ashaway River	Washington	1900	1978	Prestressed Concrete	1,111	Poor
Laurel Av over Pawtuxet River	Kent	1900	2012	Steel	5,919	Good
Martin ST over Blackstone Canal	Providence	1900	2007	Steel	2,958	Good
US 44 Smith ST over Amtrak & P&w Rr	Providence	1900	1981	Steel	12,323	Fair
Dexter ST over Amtrak & P&w Rr	Providence	1900	1976	Prestressed Concrete	12,727	Poor
Ri 114 Broad ST over Amtrak & P&w Rr	Providence	1900	1985	Steel	16,040	Poor
Wood Av over Peters River	Providence	1900	1983	Steel	6,592	Fair
Morgan Av over Pocasset River	Providence	1900	2014	Prestressed Concrete	2,630	Good
Allendale Way over Woonasquatucket Headrace	Providence	1900		Concrete	10	Fair
Manville RD over Manville Mill Trench	Providence	1901		Masonry	7,800	Fair
Hatchery RD over Amtrak	Washington	1901	1991	Prestressed Concrete	606	Poor
Ri 107 East Av over Pascoag River	Providence	1902		Masonry	8,750	Poor
Ri 107 Main ST over Chepachet River	Providence	1903	2004	Concrete	2,700	Fair
Ri 104 So Main ST over Blackstone River	Providence	1903		Masonry	13,424	Poor
Ri 104 So Main ST over Blackstone River	Providence	1903		Masonry	13,424	Poor
Columbia Street over Indian Run Brook	Washington	1903	2002	Concrete Continuous	1,954	Fair
Cross ST over Blackstone River	Providence	1904	1975	Prestressed Concrete	7,777	Fair
Charles ST over Moshassuck River	Providence	1904	1999	Steel	15,043	Fair
Sayles Avenue over Pascoag River	Providence	1906		Masonry	3,600	Fair
Wellstown RD over Ashaway River	Washington	1907	1991	Prestressed Concrete	653	Poor
Ri 7 Douglas Pike over Branch River	Providence	1907	1923	Masonry	5,454	Poor
Ri 122 Lonsdale Av over Amtrak & P&w Rr	Providence	1907	1981	Steel	25,343	Fair
Ri 122 Arnold ST over P&w Rr	Providence	1908	1993	Prestressed Concrete	4,175	Fair
Valley ST over Woonasquatucket River	Providence	1909	1949	Steel	12,493	Poor
Roosevelt Av over Blackstone River	Providence	1910	1991	Concrete	9,999	Fair
Arcadia RD over Roaring Brook	Washington	1913	1939	Concrete	1,800	Fair
Manton Av over Woonasquatucket River	Providence	1913	2001	Steel	14,472	Good
Sherman AVE over Pawcatuck River	Washington	1913		Concrete	303	Fair
Harrison Av over P&w Rr	Providence	1913		Concrete	1,690	Poor
Veazie ST over West River	Providence	1913	1990	Steel	2,222	Poor
Greenwood Av over P&w Rr	Providence	1913	1993	Prestressed Concrete	3,636	Fair
Ri 114/103 Cnty RD over Warren River	Bristol	1914	2009	Prestressed Concrete	16,524	Fair
Ri 114 Broad ST over Blackstone River	Providence	1915		Concrete	14,500	Poor
Barton ST over Amtrak & P&w Rr	Providence	1915	1985	Steel	1,010	Poor
Randall ST over Moshassuck River	Providence	1916	2012	Steel	7,957	Fair
US 1 Tower Hill RD over Annaquatucket River	Washington	1917	1975	Concrete	10,438	Good
US 1 Elmwood Av over Pawtuxet River	Providence	1918	1990	Concrete	16,443	Fair
Ri 3 Nsnck Hill RD over Big River	Kent	1918	1938	Concrete	6,353	Fair
Victory HWY over Pascoag River	Providence	1918		Concrete	770	Fair
US 44 Putnam Pike over Mill Canal	Providence	1918	1936	Concrete	15,715	Fair
South Main ST over Pawtuxet River SW Branch	Kent	1919		Concrete	9,625	Fair
Ri 146a Great RD over Branch River	Providence	1919	1930	Concrete	15,100	Poor
Ri 103 Pawtucketav over Mobil Pipeline Co Row	Providence	1919	1999	Concrete	22,100	Fair
Van Zandt Av over Newport Sec Rr	Newport	1919	1932	Concrete Continuous	3,030	Poor
Lincoln Av over Pawtuxet River N Branch	Kent	1919	1967	Steel	1,756	Poor
Exchange Terrace over Francis ST	Providence	1919	1988	Steel	8,017	Fair
US 1a Main ST over Saugatucket River	Washington	1920	1998	Concrete	10,107	Fair
US 44 Putnam Pike over Chepachet River	Providence	1920	1937	Concrete	5,800	Fair
US 44 Putnam Pike over Woonasquatucket River	Providence	1920	1987	Concrete	16,893	Fair
Poppasquash RD over Tidal Inlet	Bristol	1920	2013	Concrete	958	Good
Gleaner Chapel RD over Rush Brook	Providence	1920	1990	Steel	700	Fair
Ri 12 Tunk Hill RD over Kent Dam Spillway	Providence	1921		Concrete	3,605	Fair
US 6a Dnlson Pike over Moswansicut River	Providence	1921		Concrete	4,718	Fair
Us1a&ri114pwtcktav over Ten Mile River	Providence	1921	1931	Concrete	14,747	Fair
Ri 117 Warwick Av over Pawtuxet River	Providence	1921	1986	Concrete	18,888	Fair
Ri 102 Victory HWY over Ponagansett River	Providence	1921	2001	Prestressed Concrete	4,976	Fair
Ri 3&138 Nsnckhlrd over Brushy Brook	Washington	1922		Concrete	9,567	Fair
Old Usquepaugh RD over Usquepaugh River	Washington	1922		Concrete	560	Fair
Ponagansett RD over Ponagansett River	Providence	1922		Concrete Continuous	71	Fair
Union Av over Amtrak & P&w Rr	Providence	1922	1993	Steel	21,312	Fair
Ri 33 Providnce ST over Pawtuxet River	Kent	1923	2007	Concrete	12,827	Fair
Ri 3&138 Nsnckhlrd over Wood River	Washington	1923	1991	Concrete	9,567	Fair
Ri 3 Nsnck Hill RD over Nooseneck River	Kent	1924	1939	Concrete	4,944	Fair
Old Danielson Pike over Dolly Cole Brook	Providence	1924		Concrete	210	Fair
Ri 146 Ed Dowl HWY over Crookfall Brook	Providence	1924	1941	Concrete	58,520	Fair
Ri 3 Main ST over Pawcatuck River	Washington	1924		Concrete	8,452	Fair
US 1a Bstn Nck RD over Wickford Cove	Washington	1925	1977	Concrete	13,636	Fair
Arcadia RD over Wood River	Washington	1925	1939	Concrete	573	Fair
Ocean Av over Trimms Pond	Washington	1925	1973	Prestressed Concrete	2,085	Fair
Pontiac Av over Pocasset River	Providence	1925		Concrete	12,700	Fair
Ri 101 Hartford Pk over Peeptoad Brook	Providence	1925	1951	Concrete Continuous	14,538	Fair
Ri 2 Reservoir Av over Pocasset River	Providence	1926	2014	Steel	26,364	Good
Ri 117 Main Street over Pawtuxet River	Kent	1926	1993	Concrete	10,199	Fair
Shannock RD over Pawcatuck River	Washington	1926	1948	Concrete	830	Poor
Ri 114 Dmnd Hll RD over East Branch Sneech Brook	Providence	1926		Concrete	11,938	Fair
Ri 91 Altn Crln RD over Pawcatuck River	Washington	1926	1984	Concrete	3,102	Fair
Ri 94 Foster Ctrrd over Hemlock Brook	Providence	1926		Concrete	11,806	Fair
Ri 114 Dmnd Hll RD over Peters River	Providence	1926		Concrete	12,300	Fair
Ri 15 Armstc BLVD over Ten Mile River	Providence	1926		Concrete	7,250	Fair
Ri 102 Victory HWY over Bridle / Hiking Trail	Kent	1927	1987	Concrete	5,534	Poor
Point ST over Providence River	Providence	1927	1999	Steel	23,254	Fair
Table Rock RD over Barney Pond	Providence	1927	2003	Prestressed Concrete	200	Good

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