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US 44 Smith St over Moshassuck River

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

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

US 44 Smith St over Moshassuck River in Providence 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 superstructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1979, making it 46 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 12,323 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2014).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 283 of the 480 inventoried bridges in Providence County rated fair (59.0%); 67 (14.0%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 36 ft
Location	350 E of Gaspee St
NBI structure number	000000000009780
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 SB over US 6 Woon Rvr Amtrak	2016	236,230	Fair
I-95 N Service Rd over Moshassuck River	1964	172,200	Fair
I-95 NB & SB over Blackstone St	2018	167,639	Fair
I-195 EB & WB over Provriver Somain&sowater	2007	167,300	Good
I-195 EB & WB over South Main Street	2008	167,300	Fair
I-95 NB & SB over Thurbers Av	1963	156,790	Poor