Slade's Ferry Bridge

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Slade's Ferry Bridge
Slade's Ferry Bridge
Carries vehicular and rail traffic
Crosses Taunton River
Locale Somerset to Fall River
Opening date 1875
Destruction date 1970
Coordinates 41°43′14.99″N 71°9′31.00″W / 41.7208306, -71.1586111Coordinates: 41°43′14.99″N 71°9′31.00″W / 41.7208306, -71.1586111[1]

The Slade's Ferry Bridge was a steel swing double layered truss bridge that spanned the Taunton River between Somerset, Massachusetts and Fall River, Massachusetts. It carried rail traffic on top and included a swing span to allow river traffic through. It was built in 1875 and removed in 1970. The site currently has a pair of transmission towers on each bank carrying transmission lines across the river.

Picture of the bridge

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