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This Month in Rhode Island History: Mount Hope Bridge

An in-depth look at the history of the Mount Hope Bridge.

10/06/2021

Rhode Island PBS Weekly

This Month in Rhode Island History: Mount Hope Bridge

Clip: Season 2 Episode 40 | 4m 37sVideo has Closed Captions

An in-depth look at the history of the Mount Hope Bridge.

In this edition of the continuing This Month in Rhode Island History series, Weekly takes an in-depth look at the history of the Mount Hope Bridge, which connects the Rhode Island towns of Bristol and Portsmouth. Executive Director of the Rhode Island Historical Society, C. Morgan Grefe, explains how the bridge epitomizes Art Deco beauty and economic power.

10/06/2021

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