The Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge, also known as the Braga Bridge, or simply, The Braga, is a through truss bridge that carries Interstate 195 over the Taunton River between the town of Somerse
Braga Bridge from Somerset, MA, with its 2011 blue paint job
The Braga Bridge under construction
The eastern end of the bridge
The bridge in its original green color.
Interstate 195 is an auxiliary Interstate Highway running a combined 44.55 miles in the US states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. It travels from a junction with I-95 in Providence, Rhode Island, e
Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge
…The Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge, also known as the Braga Bridge, or simply, The Braga, is a through truss bridge that carries Interstate 195 over the Taunton River between the town of Somerset and the city of Fall River, near the mouth of the Quequechan River at the confluence with Mount…
The rerouted I-195 in downtown Providence runs over the newly completed bridge at bottom, further away from the downtown core. The missing section of the old I-195, right of the Providence River, marks the beginning of the previous highway's demolition.
I-195 in Fall River, photo from 1968
The Providence River Bridge carried traffic across the Providence River, to its western terminus with I-95. It was demolished in 2010–2011 due to realignment of I-195. The Van Leesten pedestrian bridge opened in its place in 2019.