COVENTRY, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island is renaming a bridge to honor one of its leading Revolutionary War heroes.
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation says the newly rebuilt Laurel Avenue Bridge will be rededicated the Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene Memorial Bridge.
The bridge, which crosses the Pawtuxet River, was heavily damaged during the 2010 floods. The rebuilt bridge was opened Nov. 8.
Greene was a Rhode Island native who during the Revolution rose from the rank of private to become a top military leader under George Washington.
Governor Chafee and U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse are scheduled to formally rededicate the bridge on Monday.
From The Journal's video archives:
Providence Journal video by Frieda Squires, Bob Breidenbach, Kris Craig and Andrew Dickerman
An exciting day on Coventry's Laurel Avenue Bridge
This video was published April 1, 2010: Officials from FEMA, Rhode Island Urban Search and Rescue, the Army Corp of Engineers and Coventry Fire and Police departments monitor and inspect the Laurel Avenue Bridge on the Pawtuxet River. Water levels had gone down two feet and officials determined that those evacuated would be allowed back home. The bridge has been determined unsafe and will have to come down.