The Providence Journal / Kris Craig
Barrington police gather at the North Main St. bridge to close the temporary closed the road to traffic as water rose before high tide on the Warren side of the bridge. Barrington RI for storm coverage.
BARRINGTON , R.I. -- Dangerously high tides have forced the Barrington police to prevent all traffic from passing over the Warren Bridge.
At 7 p.m, a half-dozen police officers with a Barrington police Hum-Vee placed saw-horses across Route 114 and diverted traffic to Sowams Road.
Water on the Warren side of the bridge was about 3 feet high and rising. Meanwhile, the rushing waters of the Palmer River have touched the wooden bridge that supports the East Bay Bike Path.
At around 8 p.m., Route 114 was also shut down in parts of Barrington.
(This entry was first posted at 7:18 p.m.)