List of crossings of the Taunton River

This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Taunton River, from its mouth at the Mount Hope Bay upstream to its source at the confluence of the Town River and Matfield River, near the Paper Mill Village neighborhood of the town of Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

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Crossing Image Carries Location Built Coordinates
Charles M. Braga, Jr. Bridge I‑195 Somerset to Fall River 1966 41°42′23.62″N 71°09′56.51″W
Slade's Ferry Bridge (demolished 1970) originally rail and road traffic 1875 41°43′14.99″N 71°9′31.00″W[1]
Brightman Street Bridge (closed to all traffic) 1908 41°43′26.26″N 71°09′20.51″W
Veterans Memorial Bridge US 6 / Route 138 2011 41°43′35.18″N 71°9′6.24″W
rail bridge (demolished) 41°46′12″N 71°07′13″W
temporary Bailey bridge (removed 2015) Elm Street (Berkley)
Center Street (Dighton)		 Berkley and Dighton 2009 41°50′05.55″N 71°06′29.71″W
Berkley–Dighton Bridge Elm Street (Berkley)
Center Street (Dighton)		 Berkley and Dighton 2015 41°50′05.83″N 71°06′29.28″W
Berkley-Dighton Bridge (demolished 2010) Elm Street (Berkley)
Center Street (Dighton)		 Berkley and Dighton 1896 41°50′05.83″N 71°06′29.28″W
Weir Bridge Plain Street Taunton 1953 41°53′09.89″N 71°05′20.62″W
rail bridge (off Ingall Street, Weir Village) Middleboro Subdivision 41°53′15.29″N 71°05′05.28″W
Edward McCarthy Memorial Bridge Route 140 (County Street) 1972 41°53′48.30″N 71°04′53.76″W
rail bridge (off County Street) Massachusetts Coastal Railroad 41°54′00.65″N 71°04′59.63″W
rail bridge (off Dean Street) Massachusetts Coastal Railroad 41°54′12.85″N 71°04′54.64″W
John Joseph Donahue Memorial Bridge Honorable Gordon Owen Riverway 1975 41°54′11.77″N 71°04′32.38″W
Harris Street Bridge closed 1887 41°54′20.12″N 71°04′09.74″W
Route 24 bridge Route 24 Raynham 41°54′06.12″N 71°02′42.90″W
Old Colony Avenue (East Taunton)
South Street East (Raynham)		 Taunton and Raynham 1945 41°53′09.56″N 71°01′48.07″W
Church Street Bridge Church Street Raynham 1977 41°53′37.06″N 71°00′10.54″W
SFC Jared C. Monti Bridge US 44 Taunton and Raynham 41°54′11.59″N 70°59′44.88″W
I-495 I‑495 Middleborough and Raynham 41°55′25.00″N 70°59′47.82″W
41.92361°N 70.996616°W / 41.92361; -70.996616 (I-495)
World War I Veterans Memorial Bridge (aka Pratts Bridge)[2] Vernon Street Middleborough and Bridgewater 1956 41°55′56.49″N 70°59′35.07″W
World War II Veterans Memorial Bridge (aka Sturtevant Bridge)[3] Plymouth Street / Green Street 41°56′10.74″N 70°59′14.21″W
Desert Storm Veterans Memorial Bridge Route 18 / Route 28 2007 41°56′12.24″N 70°57′56.26″W
Titicut Street Bridge Titicut Street 41°56′02.38″N 70°57′23.47″W
rail bridge 41°56′20.57″N 70°56′25.69″W
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge (aka Woodward Bridge) Summer Street 2012 41°56′50.99″N 70°56′11.55″W
Auburn Street Bridge (ruin) Auburn Street 41°57′47.70″N 70°54′44.10″W
Childs Bridge Cherry Street Bridgewater and Halifax 41°58′42.48″N 70°54′43.73″W
Plymouth Street Route 104 Bridgewater 41°59′33.29″N 70°56′23.46″W

River source at the convergence of the Town River and the Matfield River: 41°59′45.09″N 70°56′35.30″W

See also
  •  Transport portal
  •  Engineering portal
  •  United States portal

References
  1. USGS via HomeTownLocater
  2. USGS Maps
  3. USGS Maps
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