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The Winnetuxet Big Dig!

March 21, 2025 By Deborah Anderson, Express Staff

The signs have been up to detour around the Winnetuxet Bridge in Plympton for more than a month now. The pretty, picturesque bridge has been taken down to its very bones to make a more sturdy and attractive bridge with a concrete and steel uperstructure and substructure. The old timbers that made up the floor of the bridge are gone and will be replaced with a blacktop surface that is easier to plow and maintain, according to Highway Superintendent Rob Firlotte.
Winnetuxet Rd. residents Kevin and Jackie Rafferty, who walk by almost daily, said the project is slated for completion in late August. The $1.2 million project is Plympton’s answer to The Big Dig!

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