FAIRHAVEN · NEW BEDFORD

The Bridge

ROUTE 6 · ROAD TRAFFIC Checking…

NEXT OPENING SLOT

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Today so far

All history

TODAY · SAME EVERY DAY

Schedule

The bridge opens at these times only when a boat is waiting. Overnight it opens on request. Big ships can get an opening any time, and severe weather can change it.

EVERY OPENING, LOGGED

History

NEW BEDFORD – FAIRHAVEN

About the bridge

Postcard: the swing bridge with a trolley and a horse-drawn cart — Trolley and horse cart on the swing span

Postcard: the bridge at sunset — At sunset

Postcard: a trolley crossing the open truss — A trolley crossing

How this app knows

A radio in Fairhaven listens to marine channel 13, where boats ask the bridge tenders for openings and the bridge announces each one. Every call is logged, so the history here covers every opening the radio heard.

Road times are estimates: the gates come down about 5 minutes before the bridge says "now opening", and cars wait about 5 minutes after "now closed" while the tenders check the bridge.

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