The Providence River Bridge is the signature structure

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4a Special Event - Rhode Island Department of
Transportation (RIDOT)
Providence River Bridge Iway Float August 27,
2006

• The Providence River Bridge is the signature
  structure
• for the I-195 Relocation Project, otherwise
  known as the Iway.
• On August 27, 2006, RIDOT floated the 5.5
  million pound bridge
• 12 miles up Narragansett Bay from Quonset
  Point/Davisville,
• where it was constructed, to its new home in
  Providence via
• two 300-foot barges.
• RIDOTs Office of Communications was tasked with
  orchestrating a float party for the anticipated
  thousands of guests expected to view the historic
  event.

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The Iway Bridge readies to leave port.
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Three Public Viewing Sites

• We set up three viewing sites for the public
• to watch the historic Iway Float.
• Conimicut Point Park in Warwick
• Colt State Park in Bristol
• Crescent Park, or the East Bay Bike Path Overlook
  in East Providence

The barges carry the Iway Bridge past Conimicut
Point Lighthouse in Warwick.
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Live Feeds into www.dot.state.ri.us.
We also had live feeds into RIDOTs website at
www.dot.state.ri.us, to allow people to log on
and watch the progress of the Iway float.
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RIDOTs traffic cameras capture the float.
We also utilized our highway traffic cameras to
help capture images along the float path from
Quonset Point/Davisville to Providence.
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Video of the Iway Float from RIDOTs Traffic
Cameras
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The media also played a critical role in this
historic float.
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Bridge Float featured on the History
ChannelMega Movers, Really Big Bridges
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Print media captures the historic day.
The Providence Journal August 28, 2006
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Additional print media coverage
Providence Business News August 28, 2006
North East Independent August 31, 2006