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.


Crossing Carries Location Built Coordinates
Braga Bridge I-195 Somerset to Fall River 1966 41°42′23.62″N 71°09′56.51″W / 41.7065611, -71.1656972 (Charles M. Braga, Jr. Bridge)
Slade's Ferry Bridge (demolished 1970) 1875 41°43′14.99″N 71°9′31.00″W / 41.7208306, -71.1586111 (Slade's Ferry Bridge)[1]
Brightman Street Bridge US 6
Rt. 138
1908 41°43′26.26″N 71°09′20.51″W / 41.7239611, -71.1556972 (Brightman Street Bridge)
Brightman Street Bridge Replacement under construction 41°43′35.18″N 71°9′6.24″W / 41.7264389, -71.1517333 (Miguel Corte-Real Bridge)
Berkley-Dighton Bridge Berkley and Dighton 1896 41°50′05.83″N 71°06′29.28″W / 41.8349528, -71.1081333 (Berkley-Dighton Bridge)
Plain Street Bridge Taunton 41°53′09.89″N 71°05′20.62″W / 41.8860806, -71.0890611 (Plain Street Bridge)
rail bridge 41°53′15.29″N 71°05′05.28″W / 41.8875806, -71.0848 (rail bridge)
County Street Bridge Rt. 140 41°53′48.30″N 71°04′53.76″W / 41.89675, -71.0816 (County Street Bridge)
rail bridge 41°54′00.65″N 71°04′59.63″W / 41.9001806, -71.0832306 (rail bridge)
rail bridge 41°54′12.85″N 71°04′54.64″W / 41.9035694, -71.0818444 (rail bridge)
Honorable Gordon Owen Riverway 41°54′11.77″N 71°04′32.38″W / 41.9032694, -71.0756611 (Honorable Gordon Owen Riverway)
Harris Street Bridge 1800s 41°54′20.12″N 71°04′09.74″W / 41.9055889, -71.0693722 (pedestrian bridge?)
Route 24 bridge
(real name?)
Rt. 24 41°54′06.12″N 71°02′42.90″W / 41.9017, -71.04525 (Route 24)
Old Colony Avenue
South Street East
East Taunton 41°53′09.56″N 71°01′48.07″W / 41.8859889, -71.0300194 (Old Colony Avenue)
Church Street 41°53′37.06″N 71°00′10.54″W / 41.8936278, -71.0029278 (Church Street)
US Route 44 US 44 41°54′11.59″N 70°59′44.88″W / 41.9032194, -70.9958 (US Route 44)
I-495 I-495 41°55′25.00″N 70°59′47.82″W / 41.9236111, -70.9966167 (I-495)
41.92361° N 70.996616° W
Vernon Street 41°55′56.49″N 70°59′35.07″W / 41.9323583, -70.993075 (Vernon Street)
Plymouth Street / Green Street North Middleboro? 41°56′10.74″N 70°59′14.21″W / 41.9363167, -70.9872806 (Plymouth/Green Street)
Bedford Street Rt. 18
Rt. 28
North Middleboro? 41°56′12.24″N 70°57′56.26″W / 41.9367333, -70.9656278 (Bedford Street)
Titicut Street North Middleboro? 41°56′02.38″N 70°57′23.47″W / 41.9339944, -70.9565194 (Titicut Street)
rail bridge South Bridgewater? 41°56′20.57″N 70°56′25.69″W / 41.9390472, -70.9404694 (rail bridge)
Summer Street South Bridgewater? 41°56′50.99″N 70°56′11.55″W / 41.9474972, -70.9365417 (Summer Street)
Auburn Street (ruin) South Bridgewater? 41°57′47.70″N 70°54′44.10″W / 41.96325, -70.91225 (Auburn Street)
Cherry Street South Bridgewater? 41°58′42.48″N 70°54′43.73″W / 41.9784667, -70.9121472 (Cherry Street)
Plymouth Street Rt. 104 Bridgewater 41°59′33.29″N 70°56′23.46″W / 41.9925806, -70.93985 (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, -70.9431389 (river source)

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