New weight limit on Mt. Hope Bridge may ‘crimp’ freight transport

Updated at 6:34 p.m. on Dec. 29, 2022

Christopher Allen

12/29/2022

MTHOPE — R.I. TURNPIKE and Bridge Authority announced Thursday the allowable weight of vehicles crossing the Mount Hope Bridge has been decreased by 25% to 30 tons. For years, the maximum tonnage allowed per vehicle crossing the 6,030 foot-long Mount Hope Bridge was 40 tons, or 80,000 pounds. / PBN FILE PHOTO

PROVIDENCE – For years, the maximum weight allowed per vehicle crossing the 6,000-foot-long Mount Hope Bridge was 40 tons, or 80,000 pounds. But updated federal guidelines have led the R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority to announce Thursday that the weight limit has been cut by 25% to 30 tons – a development that a local…

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