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The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has posted the maximum vehicle weight for the Sakonnet River Bridge at 18 tons. Also restricted is any single vehicle equipped with more than two axles or any combination vehicle equipped with more than two axles per unit, except emergency vehicles, state vehicles, municipal vehicles, truck tractors and RIPTA vehicles. Restricted vehicles will need to use alternate routes.
The bridge carries Route 24 over the Sakonnet River and connects Tiverton and Portsmouth. The posting does not affect automobiles, SUVs, ambulances, and light trucks.
Tiverton is on the Rhode Island mainland, and is about five miles south of Fall River, Massachusetts. The Town of Portsmouth, along with the city of Newport and the Town of Middletown, are on Aquidneck Island.
Vehicles restricted from the bridge must use another bridge for travel to and from Aquidneck Island.
ROUTE 24 SOUTHBOUND DETOUR
I-195 to MA Exit 2, Rte. 136 South
Rte. 136 South to Rte. 114 South, Mount Hope Bridge
Rte. 114 South to Rte. 24
ROUTE 24 NORTHBOUND DETOUR
Rte. 24 North to RI Exit 2, Boyds Lane
Left on Boyds Lane to Rte. 114, Mount Hope Bridge
Rte. 114 North to Rte. 136 North
Rte. 136 North to I-195 East
I-195 East to MA Exit 8A for Rte. 24 South or 8B for Rte. 24 North
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