Henderson Bridge (Rhode Island)

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An old overhead sign on Interstate 195 for Gano Street (center) which has space left for a US 44 shield.

The Henderson Bridge (known by some locals as the New Red Bridge) is a bridge in Rhode Island which spans the Seekonk River, connecting the cities of Providence and East Providence.

The bridge was opened in 1969 to replace the old Red Bridge and was also part of a planned US 44 freeway that would have extended from the Gano Street interchange with Interstate 195 (whose ramps were built specifically for the US 44 freeway), along the west shore of the river, over the bridge, then along a never-built section of freeway in East Providence, returning to US 44 just east of RI 114 and US 1A. Since the freeway was never completed, the section that was built was not given a route number.

Curiously, the freeway's right-of-way in East Providence is completely cleared to its planned end at US 44.

The bridge was named after its designer, George Henderson, of Rumford, RI.

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