The Sakonnet River is a tidal strait in the state of

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which flows approximately between Mount Hope Bay and Rhode Island Sound. It separates Aquidneck Island from the eastern portion of Newport County.

Etymology

"Sakonnet" is derived from the Sakonnet people, related to the Wampanoag people who spoke a dialect of the

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, that inhabited the surrounding area. The name has been interpreted in a variety of ways including "where the water pours forth"."Little Compton Common Historic District nomination form"
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Crossings

Below is a list of all current and former crossings over the Sakonnet River. The list begins at the headwaters and goes downstream. * Sakonnet River Rail Bridge (formerly Old Colony and Newport Railway), removed * Old Sakonnet River Bridge ( RI 24/ 138) * Replacement Sakonnet River Bridge; opened September 2012. * Stone Bridge (formerly RI 138, destroyed by Hurricane Carol in 1954)

Tributaries

* Almy Creek * * Quaket River ** Sin and Flesh Brook *

Etymology

Crossings

Tributaries

References

See also