List of crossings of the Taunton River explained

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. BridgeSomerset to Fall River196641.7066°N -71.1657°W
Slade's Ferry Bridge (demolished 1970)originally rail and road traffic187541.7208°N -71.1586°W[1]
Brightman Street Bridge (closed to all traffic in 2011)formerly carried 190841.724°N -71.1557°W
201141.7264°N -71.1517°W
rail bridge (demolished)41.77°N -71.1203°W
temporary Bailey bridge (removed 2015)Elm Street (Berkley)
Center Street (Dighton)
Berkley and Dighton200941.8349°N -71.1083°W
Berkley–Dighton BridgeElm Street (Berkley)
Center Street (Dighton)
Berkley and Dighton201541.835°N -71.1081°W
Berkley-Dighton Bridge (demolished 2010)Elm Street (Berkley)
Center Street (Dighton)
Berkley and Dighton189641.835°N -71.1081°W
Weir BridgePlain StreetTaunton195341.8861°N -71.0891°W
rail bridge (off Ingell Street, Weir Village)Middleboro Subdivision41.8876°N -71.0848°W
Edward McCarthy Memorial Bridge197241.8968°N -71.0816°W
rail bridge (off County Street)Massachusetts Coastal Railroad41.9002°N -71.0832°W
rail bridge (off Dean Street)Massachusetts Coastal Railroad41.9036°N -71.0818°W
John Joseph Donahue Memorial BridgeHonorable Gordon Owen Riverway197541.9033°N -71.0757°W
Harris Street Bridgeclosed188741.9056°N -71.0694°W
Route 24 bridgeRaynham41.9017°N -71.0453°W
Old Colony Avenue (East Taunton)
South Street East (Raynham)
Taunton and Raynham194541.886°N -71.03°W
Church Street BridgeChurch StreetRaynham197741.8936°N -71.0029°W
SFC Jared C. Monti Bridge US 44Taunton and Raynham41.9032°N -70.9958°W
I-495Middleborough and Raynham41.9236°N -70.9966°W
41.9236°N -70.9966°W
World War I Veterans Memorial Bridge (aka Pratts Bridge)[2] Vernon StreetMiddleborough and Bridgewater195641.9324°N -70.9931°W
World War II Veterans Memorial Bridge (aka Sturtevant Bridge)[3] Plymouth Street in North Middleboro./ Green Street41.9363°N -70.9873°W
Desert Storm Veterans Memorial Bridge200741.9367°N -70.9656°W
Titicut Street BridgeTiticut Street41.934°N -70.9565°W
rail bridge41.939°N -70.9405°W
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge (aka Woodward Bridge)Summer Street201241.9475°N -70.9365°W
Auburn Street Bridge (ruin)Auburn Street41.9633°N -70.9123°W
Childs BridgeCherry StreetBridgewater and Halifax41.9785°N -70.9121°W
Plymouth StreetBridgewater41.9926°N -70.9399°W

River source at the convergence of the Town River and the Matfield River: 41.9959°N -70.9431°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USGS via HomeTownLocater . August 14, 2007 . September 30, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181215/http://www.hometownlocator.com/DisplayCountyFeatures.cfm?FeatureType=bridge&SCFIPS=25005 . live .
  2. USGS Maps
  3. USGS Maps