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.

This transport-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

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Crossing  | Image  | Carries  | Location  | Built  | Coordinates

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Charles M. Braga, Jr. Bridge |  |  I-195 | Somerset to Fall River | 1966  | 41°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 traffic  | 1875  | 41°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 138 | 1908  | 41°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 138 | 2011  | 41°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 Dighton | 2009  | 41°50′05.55″N 71°06′29.71″W﻿ / ﻿41.8348750°N 71.1082528°W﻿ / 41.8348750; -71.1082528﻿ (Berkley-Dighton Bridge)
Berkley–Dighton Bridge |  | Elm Street (Berkley)
Center Street (Dighton)  | Berkley and Dighton | 2015  | 41°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 Dighton | 1896  | 41°50′05.83″N 71°06′29.28″W﻿ / ﻿41.8349528°N 71.1081333°W﻿ / 41.8349528; -71.1081333﻿ (Berkley-Dighton Bridge)
Weir Bridge |  | Plain Street  | Taunton | 1953  | 41°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 Subdivision |  | 41°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)  | 1972  | 41°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 Railroad |  | 41°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 Railroad |  | 41°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 Bridge  |  | Honorable Gordon Owen Riverway  | 1975  | 41°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 Bridge |  | closed  | 1887  | 41°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 24 | Raynham |  | 41°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 Raynham | 1945  | 41°53′09.56″N 71°01′48.07″W﻿ / ﻿41.8859889°N 71.0300194°W﻿ / 41.8859889; -71.0300194﻿ (Old Colony Avenue)
Church Street Bridge  |  | Church Street  | Raynham | 1977  | 41°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 44 | Taunton and Raynham |  | 41°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-495 | Middleborough and Raynham |  | 41°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 Street  | Middleborough and Bridgewater | 1956  | 41°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 Street  |  | 41°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 28 | 2007  | 41°56′12.24″N 70°57′56.26″W﻿ / ﻿41.9367333°N 70.9656278°W﻿ / 41.9367333; -70.9656278﻿ (Bedford Street)
Titicut Street Bridge  |  | Titicut Street  |  | 41°56′02.38″N 70°57′23.47″W﻿ / ﻿41.9339944°N 70.9565194°W﻿ / 41.9339944; -70.9565194﻿ (Titicut Street)
rail bridge  |  |  |  | 41°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 Street  | 2012  | 41°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 Street  |  | 41°57′47.70″N 70°54′44.10″W﻿ / ﻿41.9632500°N 70.9122500°W﻿ / 41.9632500; -70.9122500﻿ (Auburn Street)
Childs Bridge  |  | Cherry Street  | Bridgewater and Halifax |  | 41°58′42.48″N 70°54′43.73″W﻿ / ﻿41.9784667°N 70.9121472°W﻿ / 41.9784667; -70.9121472﻿ (Cherry Street)
Plymouth Street  |  |  Route 104 | Bridgewater |  | 41°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)

## See also

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* Transport portal
* Engineering portal
* United States portal

## References

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1. ^ "USGS via HomeTownLocater". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved August 14, 2007.
2. ^ USGS Maps
3. ^ USGS Maps

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