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Bridge conditions in Providence County, Rhode Island

480 inventoried bridges · 67 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Of the 480 Providence County bridges in the federal inventory, 67 carry a poor rating. That 14.0% share is roughly 2x the national average.

67 of the 480 bridges in Providence County, Rhode Island, are rated in poor condition (14.0%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
130 bridges (27.1%) are rated good and 283 (59.0%) fair.
The median Providence County bridge was built in 1967.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is I-95 NB & SB over Thurbers Av (built 1963), carrying about 156,790 vehicles a day.

Good 27.1% · Fair 59.0% · Poor 14.0% of 480 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-95 NB & SB over Thurbers Av	1963	156,790	Poor
I-95 NB & SB over Narr Elec Co Siding	1964	139,026	Poor
I-95 NB & SB over Amtrak	1964	129,532	Poor
Ri 146 Ed Dowl Hwy over Branch Av	1957	65,800	Poor
US 6 EB & WB over Ri 128 Killingly St	1969	59,930	Poor
US 6 EB & WB over US 6A Hartford Av Ramp	1969	53,619	Poor
Ri 37 EB & WB over Ri 2 New London Av	1965	47,871	Poor
Ri 146 Ed Dowl Hwy over Cobble Hill Rd	1956	47,393	Poor
Ramp Ad over Amtrak Woon Rvr Ramp Bd	1988	31,200	Poor
Dean St over US 6 Harris Av & Amtrak	1972	31,112	Poor
Ri 37 EB & WB over Cranston St	1968	30,528	Poor
Ri 10 Huntngtn Exp over US 1 Elmwood Av	1965	28,420	Poor
I-295 NB over Ri 146 Eddie Dowling Hwy	1969	27,992	Poor
Ri 10 Huntngtn Exp over I-95 NB & SB Amtrak	1965	26,754	Poor
I-295 SB over Abbott Run Valley Rd	1965	25,800	Poor
Ri 7 Douglas Pike over I-295 NB	1971	22,467	Poor
Ri 122 Mendon Rd over I-295 NB & SB	1965	22,300	Poor
Broadway over Amtrak & P&w RR	1994	20,278	Poor
Admiral St over Ri 146 Louisquisset Pike	1975	20,250	Poor
Manton Av over Woonasquatucket River	1951	19,384	Poor
Ri 114 Dmnd Hll Rd over I-295 NB & SB	1963	17,455	Poor
Ri 5 Oaklawn Av over Wash Sec Bike Path	1940	16,551	Poor
Ri 114 Broad St over Amtrak & P&w RR	1900	16,040	Poor
Ri 102 Bronco Hwy over Branch Rvr & Joslin Rd	1967	15,976	Poor
Central Av over Ten Mile River	1947	15,757	Poor
Ri 146A Great Rd over Branch River	1919	15,100	Poor
Ri 114 Broad St over Blackstone River	1915	14,500	Poor
Ri 104 So Main St over Blackstone River	1903	13,424	Poor
Ri 104 So Main St over Blackstone River	1903	13,424	Poor
Eddy St over I-95 & P&w RR	1964	13,289	Poor
Dexter St over Amtrak & P&w RR	1900	12,727	Poor
Ri 15&114 Xchng St over Blackstone River	1928	12,626	Poor
Valley St over Woonasquatucket River	1909	12,493	Poor
Ri 51 Phenix Av over I-295 NB	1968	11,658	Poor
Pontiac Av over Ri 10 Huntington Express	1966	10,682	Poor
Privilege St over Mill River	1961	9,981	Poor
Twin River Rd over Ri 146 Eddie Dowling Hwy	1952	9,900	Poor
Ri 12 Scituate Av over I-295 NB & SB	1969	9,841	Poor
Ri 107 East Av over Pascoag River	1902	8,750	Poor
I-95 Ramp Cb over Wellington Av & Amtrak	1965	7,776	Poor
US 6A Hartfrd Av over US 6	1969	7,504	Poor
Sacred Heart Av over Amtrak & Railroad St	1928	7,070	Poor
Memorial Blvd over Providence River	1996	6,500	Poor
Higginson Av over Moshassuck River	1962	6,464	Poor
High St over Pascoag River	1865	5,800	Poor
Ri 7 Douglas Pike over Branch River	1907	5,454	Poor
Industrial Dr over Moshassuck River	1965	4,545	Poor
Victory Hwy over Branch River	1987	3,300	Poor
Greystone Av over Woonasquatucket River	1949	2,965	Poor
Cladrastis Ave over Pleasure Lake	1897	2,764	Poor
Cladrastis Ave over Cunliffs Lake	1897	2,551	Poor
Kimberly Lane over Furnace Hill Brook	1980	2,502	Poor
US 1A Broad St over Pawtuxet River	1884	2,425	Poor
Veazie St over West River	1913	2,222	Poor
Dean Pkwy over Wash Sec Bike Path	1984	2,102	Poor
Magnan Rd over Amtrak	1960	2,000	Poor
Harrison Av over P&w RR	1913	1,690	Poor
Moosup Valley Rd over Moosup River	1950	1,640	Poor
Singleton St over Blackstone River	1958	1,509	Poor
Church St over P&w RR	1882	1,111	Poor
Barton St over Amtrak & P&w RR	1915	1,010	Poor
Grotto Av over Moshassuck River	1935	1,000	Poor
Laurel Ridge over Clear River	1946	300	Poor
Hemlock Rd over Barden Reservoir	1960	200	Poor
Mill Rd over Hemlock Brook	1950	73	Poor
Ri 14 Plnfld St over Pocasset River	1897	11	Poor
Sneech Pond Rd over Abbott Run	1886	–	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

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
I-95 NB & SB over Public St	1958	153,626	Fair
I-95 NB & SB over Moshassuck River	1963	151,500	Fair
I-95 N&S & Ramp Ws over Oxford St	2019	151,000	Fair
I-95 N&S & Ramp Ws over Oconnell St	1962	149,300	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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