Sakonnet River

View of Sakonnet River looking north from Tiverton

The Sakonnet River as viewed from Portsmouth, Rhode Island, looking south towards the Atlantic Ocean.

The Sakonnet River is a tidal strait in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows approximately 23 km (14 mi) between Mount Hope Bay and Rhode Island Sound. It separates Aquidneck Island from the eastern portion of Newport County.

Crossings

Below is a list of all crossings over the Sakonnet River. The list begins at the headwaters and goes downstream.

Rivers of Rhode Island
Narragansett Bay	Annaquatucket River Barrington River Hunt River Kickamuit River Maidford River Maiford River Maskerchugg River Mattatuxet River Palmer River Pettaquamscutt River Pine River Potowomut River Quaket River Runnins River Sakonnet River Saugatucket River Warren River
Pawcatuck River Watershed	Ashaway River Beaver River Chipuxet River Flat River (Wood) Green Fall River Pawcatuck River Queen River Usquepaug River Wood River
Providence River Watershed	Abbott Run Big River Blackstone River Branch River Carr River Chepachet River Chockalog River Clear River Congdon River Flat River (South Branch Pawtuxet) Mill River Millers River Mishnock River Moshassuck River Moswansicut River Nipmuc River Nooseneck River North Branch Pawtuxet River Pascoag River Pawtuxet River Peters River Pocasset River Ponaganset River Providence River Seekonk River Sevenmile River South Branch Pawtuxet River Stillwater River Ten Mile River West River Wilde River Woonasquatucket River
Thames River Watershed	Moosup River

Narragansett Bay
Islands	Aquidneck Island Conanicut Island Prudence Island Patience Island Hog Island Dutch Island Coaster's Harbor Island Cornelius Island Despair Island Dyer Island Fox Island Goat Island Gould Island Greene Island Hope Island Lime Rock Rabbit Island Rock Island Rose Island Starvegoat Island Whale Rock
Major rivers	Blackstone River Pawtuxet River Providence River Taunton River Sakonnet River Seekonk River
Cities & towns	Providence Newport Cranston Warwick East Providence Barrington Bristol East Greenwich Jamestown Middletown Narragansett North Kingstown Portsmouth Warren
Bridges	Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge Mount Hope Bridge Sakonnet River Bridge Jamestown Bridge

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