List of crossings of the Taunton River

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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.

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CrossingImageCarriesLocationBuiltCoordinates
Charles M. Braga, Jr. Bridge Braga Bridge, 2012 (Cropped).jpg I-195.svg I-195 Somerset to Fall River 1966 41°42′23.62″N71°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) Slade's Ferry Bridge postcard.jpg originally rail and road traffic1875 41°43′14.99″N71°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) Brightman Street Bridge Open.JPG formerly carried US 6.svgMA Route 138.svg US 6  / Route 138 1908 41°43′26.26″N71°09′20.51″W / 41.7239611°N 71.1556972°W / 41.7239611; -71.1556972 (Brightman Street Bridge)
Veterans Memorial Bridge VMB center span.jpg US 6.svgMA Route 138.svg US 6  / Route 138 2011 41°43′35.18″N71°9′6.24″W / 41.7264389°N 71.1517333°W / 41.7264389; -71.1517333 (Miguel Corte-Real Bridge)
rail bridge (demolished) 41°46′12″N71°07′13″W / 41.77000°N 71.12028°W / 41.77000; -71.12028 (demolished rail bridge)
temporary Bailey bridge (removed 2015) B-D bridge w temp.jpg Elm Street (Berkley)
Center Street (Dighton)
Berkley and Dighton 2009 41°50′05.55″N71°06′29.71″W / 41.8348750°N 71.1082528°W / 41.8348750; -71.1082528 (Berkley-Dighton Bridge)
Berkley–Dighton Bridge Berkley-Dighton Bridge 2015.jpg Elm Street (Berkley)
Center Street (Dighton)
Berkley and Dighton 2015 41°50′05.83″N71°06′29.28″W / 41.8349528°N 71.1081333°W / 41.8349528; -71.1081333 (Berkley-Dighton Bridge)
Berkley-Dighton Bridge (demolished 2010) 221-09 Berkeley Dighton Bridge.jpg Elm Street (Berkley)
Center Street (Dighton)
Berkley and Dighton 1896 41°50′05.83″N71°06′29.28″W / 41.8349528°N 71.1081333°W / 41.8349528; -71.1081333 (Berkley-Dighton Bridge)
Weir Bridge Weir Bridge.jpg Plain Street Taunton 1953 41°53′09.89″N71°05′20.62″W / 41.8860806°N 71.0890611°W / 41.8860806; -71.0890611 (Plain Street Bridge)
rail bridge (off Ingell Street, Weir Village) Taunton River first RR bridge.JPG Middleboro Subdivision 41°53′15.29″N71°05′05.28″W / 41.8875806°N 71.0848000°W / 41.8875806; -71.0848000 (rail bridge)
Edward McCarthy Memorial Bridge Edward McCarthy Memorial Bridge.jpg MA Route 140.svg Route 140 (County Street)1972 41°53′48.30″N71°04′53.76″W / 41.8967500°N 71.0816000°W / 41.8967500; -71.0816000 (County Street Bridge)
rail bridge (off County Street) Taunton River second RR bridge.JPG Massachusetts Coastal Railroad 41°54′00.65″N71°04′59.63″W / 41.9001806°N 71.0832306°W / 41.9001806; -71.0832306 (rail bridge)
rail bridge (off Dean Street) Taunton River third RR bridge.JPG Massachusetts Coastal Railroad 41°54′12.85″N71°04′54.64″W / 41.9035694°N 71.0818444°W / 41.9035694; -71.0818444 (rail bridge)
John Joseph Donahue Memorial Bridge John Joseph Donahue Memorial Bridge (1975).JPG Honorable Gordon Owen Riverway1975 41°54′11.77″N71°04′32.38″W / 41.9032694°N 71.0756611°W / 41.9032694; -71.0756611 (Honorable Gordon Owen Riverway)
Harris Street Bridge Harris Street Bridge Taunton.jpg closed1887 41°54′20.12″N71°04′09.74″W / 41.9055889°N 71.0693722°W / 41.9055889; -71.0693722 (pedestrian bridge?)
Route 24 bridge Route 24 Bridge.JPG MA Route 24.svg Route 24 Raynham 41°54′06.12″N71°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)
Old Colony Ave Bridge (1945).jpg Taunton and Raynham 1945 41°53′09.56″N71°01′48.07″W / 41.8859889°N 71.0300194°W / 41.8859889; -71.0300194 (Old Colony Avenue)
Church Street Bridge Church Street Bridge 1977 (Taunton River).JPG Church Street Raynham 1977 41°53′37.06″N71°00′10.54″W / 41.8936278°N 71.0029278°W / 41.8936278; -71.0029278 (Church Street)
SFC Jared C. Monti Bridge US 44.svg US 44 Taunton and Raynham 41°54′11.59″N70°59′44.88″W / 41.9032194°N 70.9958000°W / 41.9032194; -70.9958000 (US Route 44)
I-495I-495.svg I-495 Middleborough and Raynham 41°55′25.00″N70°59′47.82″W / 41.9236111°N 70.9966167°W / 41.9236111; -70.9966167 (I-495)
41°55′25″N70°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] WWI Veterans Memorial Bridge 1956 (Taunton River).JPG Vernon Street Middleborough and Bridgewater 1956 41°55′56.49″N70°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] WWII Veterans Memorial Bridge (Taunton River).JPG Plymouth Street in North Middleboro./ Green Street 41°56′10.74″N70°59′14.21″W / 41.9363167°N 70.9872806°W / 41.9363167; -70.9872806 (Plymouth/Green Street)
Desert Storm Veterans Memorial Bridge Desert Storm Veterans Memorial Bridge.jpg MA Route 18.svgMA Route 28.svg Route 18  / Route 28 2007 41°56′12.24″N70°57′56.26″W / 41.9367333°N 70.9656278°W / 41.9367333; -70.9656278 (Bedford Street)
Titicut Street Bridge Titicut Street Bridge.jpg Titicut Street 41°56′02.38″N70°57′23.47″W / 41.9339944°N 70.9565194°W / 41.9339944; -70.9565194 (Titicut Street)
rail bridge 41°56′20.57″N70°56′25.69″W / 41.9390472°N 70.9404694°W / 41.9390472; -70.9404694 (rail bridge)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge (aka Woodward Bridge) Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge (Woodward Bridge).jpg Summer Street2012 41°56′50.99″N70°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″N70°54′44.10″W / 41.9632500°N 70.9122500°W / 41.9632500; -70.9122500 (Auburn Street)
Childs BridgeCherry Street Bridgewater and Halifax 41°58′42.48″N70°54′43.73″W / 41.9784667°N 70.9121472°W / 41.9784667; -70.9121472 (Cherry Street)
Plymouth StreetMA Route 104.svg Route 104 Bridgewater 41°59′33.29″N70°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″N70°56′35.30″W / 41.9958583°N 70.9431389°W / 41.9958583; -70.9431389 (river source)

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