The Sakonnet River Bridge officially has a new name.

 

On June 11, Gov. Dan McKee signed legislation to rename the span connecting Tiverton and Portsmouth in honor of Staff Sgt. Christopher Potts.

 

The bridge will now officially be know as the "Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts Sakonnet River Bridge."

 

A native of Tiverton, Potts served in the Rhode Island National Guard for over 14 years and was assigned to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 103rd Field Artillery Regiment, Army National Guard. He deployed to Iraq in March 2004 and was killed during combat operations in Taji, Iraq, on Oct. 3, 2004, which was his 38th birthday.

 

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