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I-295 Ramp over Pawtuxet River

Kent County, Rhode Island · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

I-295 Ramp over Pawtuxet River in Kent County, Rhode Island, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1966, making it 59 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 10,800 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2008).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 72 of the 115 inventoried bridges in Kent County rated fair (62.6%); 19 (16.5%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 171 ft
Location	1.4 Mi N of Jct I-95
NBI structure number	000000000007230
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Rhode Island department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-95 NB & SB over Hardig Brook	1965	174,731	Fair
I-95 NB & SB over Ri 115 Toll Gate Road	2020	170,700	Fair
I-95 NB & SB over Ri 117 Centerville Rd	2020	160,000	Good
I-95 NB & SB over Jefferson Blvd	1966	146,680	Poor
I-95 NB over Ri 4 South Cnty Fwy Ramp	1965	75,370	Fair
I-95 NB & SB over Ri 2 Quaker Lane	1958	74,100	Fair