Mount Hope Bridge

The Mount Hope Bridge is a two-lane suspension bridge spanning the Mount Hope Bay in eastern Rhode Island. The bridge connects the Rhode Island towns of Portsmouth and Bristol, and is part of Rhode Island Route 114. The length of the main span is 1,200 feet (366 meters) and the total length of the bridge is 6,130 feet (1,868 meters).

Related Topics:
Suspension bridge - Mount Hope Bay - Rhode Island - Portsmouth - Bristol - Rhode Island Route 114

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The Mount Hope Bridge was constructed in 1927?1929 by Robinson and Steinman at a cost of US$5,000,000, and was owned by the Mount Hope Bridge Company as a private toll bridge until 1955, when it was purchased by the State of Rhode Island. (The tolls were discontinued in 1998, after it was calculated that the 30-cent toll was not enough to cover the cost of collecting it.)

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In 1971, the Mount Hope Bridge was considered for inclusion as part of the never-built Interstate 895. This plan would have required the construction of a parallel span, and the entire I-895 plan was eventually dropped due to community opposition throughout the affected areas of Rhode Island.

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