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Rebuilding the “White Church” Bridge

March 15, 2011 by RI BIke

Source: http://fwixcdn.fwix.com/flickr/L3de6e12cee6b1f8f33c283680b75b153.PNG&imgrefurl=http://fwix.com/providence/article/9e0adccab5/white_church_bridge_construction_qa_monday_evening_in_library&usg=__3eckw1UkO9J-ulyP_0sBjDINorw=&h=101&w=189&sz=35&hl=en&start=0&sig2=PF6-AabedFr5svkxLM7qeA&zoom=1&tbnid=p_7wkDZbsYfRsM:&tbnh=80&tbnw=151&ei=nBGATYCZEJC8sAOR1PjdBQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbarrington%2Bwhite%2Bbridge%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1241%26bih%3D699%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=270&oei=nBGATYCZEJC8sAOR1PjdBQ&page=1&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429,r:15,s:0&tx=103&ty=30According to an article in the Barrington Patch, the “White Church” bridge is scheduled to be replaced in less than three years.  For those who have ridden over this bridge sometime in the past, say five years, it’s certainly one that could use some help.  One point I find particular interesting is:

The design life of the new three-lane bridge is 75 years

Does this mean they are putting in bike lanes?  The road leading up to the bridge is only two lanes, what else could they be putting a three lane bridge in for 😉

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