Washington Bridge Live Cams
Exit 2B (Route 114)
Washington Bridge
Exit 1D (Gano Street)
Construction of the new westbound side of the Washington Bridge is underway. In the initial months of this project, the design-build team will be very busy with a wide range of tasks, including finalizing the design, surveying the site, drilling for borings, obtaining all necessary permits, ordering materials, fabricating steel in off-site mills and factories, and mobilizing workers and equipment.
Construction will take 25 months and traffic lanes will open on November 3, 2028.
The design which is both pragmatic and efficient has been executed by the contractor two times before, making this build even easier and quicker to do. It also reduces the length of the bridge by 459 feet by reducing the number of supporting piers. The bridge will be brand new from the substructure to the bridge deck and will have a 100-year life to support the 80,000 vehicles that use it daily.
Traffic mitigation measures includes addressing the historical backup in commuter traffic coming west on the bridge from the Massachusetts state line. There will be five through lanes over the new bridge in addition to a new on-ramp to I-195 west from Gano Street and an off-ramp from I-195 west to Waterfront Drive. The project will pave, repair and replace drainage structures.
The project is fully funded using in part $221 in competitive federal grants and GARVEE bonds. The full cost of the new construction is $427.9 million.
The following charts provide travel time information over the prior month, compared to the same date range one year ago, prior to the bridge closure as well as traffic volume on the bridge. Travel Reports are updated weekly.
Weigh-in-motion and structural health monitoring data for the eastbound Washington Bridge will be posted weekly. This technology provides real-time information on overweight trucks crossing the bridge and stresses and strains on the structure from the passage of these vehicles.
In accordance with legislation passed into law on May 7, 2024, RIDOT submits monthly Washington Bridge Snapshot Reports. Reports will be posted here on or before the first of each month.
Below are links to inspection documents and accompanying photos from 2015 to present day for both the old westbound bridge and current eastbound bridge.
Click the links below for Washington Bridge-related press releases.
