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The state Department of Transportation said that it is closing three bridges -- one in Cumberland and a pair in Hopkinton -- because of deterioration discovered in inspections.

It also said it will install a barrier to divert traffic away from a weakened section on a Providence bridge.

The bridges are:
• The Arnold Mills Bridge in Cumberland, which carries Sneech Pond Road over Abbott Run, a stream leading from the nearby Pawtucket and Arnold Mills reservoirs. It will be closed Friday.
• Two timber bridges, one after the other in Wyoming, which carry Bridge Street over the Wood River on the Hopkinton-Richmond line. The northern one was found to be deteriorated, but both will be closed immediately. The DOT said it was closing both because they are so close together.
• The DOT said it will place barriers on the Randall Street Bridge, which carries Randall Street over the Moshassuck River in Providence, on Friday. A recent inspection found the northernmost beams deteriorated, and the agency said it will place barriers to shift traffic away from them.
The DOT said it was already planning to replace the Wyoming bridges this year.

 Tags  Cumberland Department of Transportation Providence

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Augie Silva said:

What Cumberland bridge in danger?

Link | March 17, 2009 11:17 PM
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Augie Silva said:

Great job!

Link | March 17, 2009 11:23 PM
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