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.

CrossingImageCarriesLocationBuiltCoordinates
Charles M. Braga, Jr. Bridge I-195Somerset to Fall River196641°42′23.62″N 71°09′56.51″W / 41.7065611°N 71.1656972°W / 41.7065611; -71.1656972 (Charles M. Braga, Jr. Bridge)
Slade's Ferry Bridge (demolished 1970)originally rail and road traffic187541°43′14.99″N 71°9′31.00″W / 41.7208306°N 71.1586111°W / 41.7208306; -71.1586111 (Slade's Ferry Bridge)[1]
Brightman Street Bridge (closed to all traffic in 2011)formerly carried US 6 / Route 138190841°43′26.26″N 71°09′20.51″W / 41.7239611°N 71.1556972°W / 41.7239611; -71.1556972 (Brightman Street Bridge)
Veterans Memorial Bridge US 6 / Route 138201141°43′35.18″N 71°9′6.24″W / 41.7264389°N 71.1517333°W / 41.7264389; -71.1517333 (Miguel Corte-Real Bridge)
rail bridge (demolished)41°46′12″N 71°07′13″W / 41.77000°N 71.12028°W / 41.77000; -71.12028 (demolished rail bridge)
temporary Bailey bridge (removed 2015)Elm Street (Berkley)
Center Street (Dighton)
Berkley and Dighton200941°50′05.55″N 71°06′29.71″W / 41.8348750°N 71.1082528°W / 41.8348750; -71.1082528 (Berkley-Dighton Bridge)
Berkley–Dighton BridgeElm Street (Berkley)
Center Street (Dighton)
Berkley and Dighton201541°50′05.83″N 71°06′29.28″W / 41.8349528°N 71.1081333°W / 41.8349528; -71.1081333 (Berkley-Dighton Bridge)
Berkley-Dighton Bridge (demolished 2010)Elm Street (Berkley)
Center Street (Dighton)
Berkley and Dighton189641°50′05.83″N 71°06′29.28″W / 41.8349528°N 71.1081333°W / 41.8349528; -71.1081333 (Berkley-Dighton Bridge)
Weir BridgePlain StreetTaunton195341°53′09.89″N 71°05′20.62″W / 41.8860806°N 71.0890611°W / 41.8860806; -71.0890611 (Plain Street Bridge)
rail bridge (off Ingell Street, Weir Village)Middleboro Subdivision41°53′15.29″N 71°05′05.28″W / 41.8875806°N 71.0848000°W / 41.8875806; -71.0848000 (rail bridge)
Edward McCarthy Memorial Bridge Route 140 (County Street)197241°53′48.30″N 71°04′53.76″W / 41.8967500°N 71.0816000°W / 41.8967500; -71.0816000 (County Street Bridge)
rail bridge (off County Street)Massachusetts Coastal Railroad41°54′00.65″N 71°04′59.63″W / 41.9001806°N 71.0832306°W / 41.9001806; -71.0832306 (rail bridge)
rail bridge (off Dean Street)Massachusetts Coastal Railroad41°54′12.85″N 71°04′54.64″W / 41.9035694°N 71.0818444°W / 41.9035694; -71.0818444 (rail bridge)
John Joseph Donahue Memorial BridgeHonorable Gordon Owen Riverway197541°54′11.77″N 71°04′32.38″W / 41.9032694°N 71.0756611°W / 41.9032694; -71.0756611 (Honorable Gordon Owen Riverway)
Harris Street Bridgeclosed188741°54′20.12″N 71°04′09.74″W / 41.9055889°N 71.0693722°W / 41.9055889; -71.0693722 (pedestrian bridge?)
Route 24 bridge Route 24Raynham41°54′06.12″N 71°02′42.90″W / 41.9017000°N 71.0452500°W / 41.9017000; -71.0452500 (Route 24)
Old Colony Avenue (East Taunton)
South Street East (Raynham)
Taunton and Raynham194541°53′09.56″N 71°01′48.07″W / 41.8859889°N 71.0300194°W / 41.8859889; -71.0300194 (Old Colony Avenue)
Church Street BridgeChurch StreetRaynham197741°53′37.06″N 71°00′10.54″W / 41.8936278°N 71.0029278°W / 41.8936278; -71.0029278 (Church Street)
SFC Jared C. Monti Bridge US 44Taunton and Raynham41°54′11.59″N 70°59′44.88″W / 41.9032194°N 70.9958000°W / 41.9032194; -70.9958000 (US Route 44)
I-495 I-495Middleborough and Raynham41°55′25.00″N 70°59′47.82″W / 41.9236111°N 70.9966167°W / 41.9236111; -70.9966167 (I-495)
41°55′25″N 70°59′48″W / 41.92361°N 70.996616°W / 41.92361; -70.996616 (I-495)
World War I Veterans Memorial Bridge (aka Pratts Bridge)[2]Vernon StreetMiddleborough and Bridgewater195641°55′56.49″N 70°59′35.07″W / 41.9323583°N 70.9930750°W / 41.9323583; -70.9930750 (Vernon Street)
World War II Veterans Memorial Bridge (aka Sturtevant Bridge)[3]Plymouth Street in North Middleboro./ Green Street41°56′10.74″N 70°59′14.21″W / 41.9363167°N 70.9872806°W / 41.9363167; -70.9872806 (Plymouth/Green Street)
Desert Storm Veterans Memorial Bridge Route 18 / Route 28200741°56′12.24″N 70°57′56.26″W / 41.9367333°N 70.9656278°W / 41.9367333; -70.9656278 (Bedford Street)
Titicut Street BridgeTiticut Street41°56′02.38″N 70°57′23.47″W / 41.9339944°N 70.9565194°W / 41.9339944; -70.9565194 (Titicut Street)
rail bridge41°56′20.57″N 70°56′25.69″W / 41.9390472°N 70.9404694°W / 41.9390472; -70.9404694 (rail bridge)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge (aka Woodward Bridge)Summer Street201241°56′50.99″N 70°56′11.55″W / 41.9474972°N 70.9365417°W / 41.9474972; -70.9365417 (Summer Street)
Auburn Street Bridge (ruin)Auburn Street41°57′47.70″N 70°54′44.10″W / 41.9632500°N 70.9122500°W / 41.9632500; -70.9122500 (Auburn Street)
Childs BridgeCherry StreetBridgewater and Halifax41°58′42.48″N 70°54′43.73″W / 41.9784667°N 70.9121472°W / 41.9784667; -70.9121472 (Cherry Street)
Plymouth Street Route 104Bridgewater41°59′33.29″N 70°56′23.46″W / 41.9925806°N 70.9398500°W / 41.9925806; -70.9398500 (Plymouth Street)

River source at the convergence of the Town River and the Matfield River: 41°59′45.09″N 70°56′35.30″W / 41.9958583°N 70.9431389°W / 41.9958583; -70.9431389 (river source)

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