It underwent more than $15 million in renovations between 1998 and 2004. Bicycles are permitted on this bridge, but bicyclists are advised to use extreme caution. The bridge also has narrow sidewalks on both sides, but pedestrians are strictly prohibited from using it. The bridge is in close proximity to the East Bay Bikeway which runs from Providence to Bristol, RI. The bridge itself is demarcated as a continuation (not connected to the main bike path and not safe for those with young children as there is no sidewalk for the majority of the way) of that state bike route by the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, although it does not contain a bicycle lane or separate bike route. Signs have been posted on the bridge urging motorists to "share the road". A full, off-road bike route will be completed in an estimated three years which will cross the bridge from the current terminus of the bike path in Bristol and continue on the other side through the full length of Aquidneck Island to Newport. Bridge tokens The Mount Hope Bridge was purchased by the State of Rhode Island in 1954, with the company in receivership. The bridge's toll was eventually reduced from 60 cents to 30 cents for a one-way trip. It was finally discontinued in 1998, after calculations indicated that the toll was not high enough to cover the cost of collecting it. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Bristol County, Rhode Island List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island References External links Photograph of Mount Hope Bridge by Kathleen Murtagh Mount Hope Bridge page on BostonRoads.com Mount Hope Bridge Records from the Rhode Island State Archives Mount Hope Bridge building, opening and maintenance photographs from the Rhode Island State Archives Report of the Mount Hope Toll Bridge Commission from the Rhode Island State Archives Narragansett Bay Suspension bridges in Rhode Island Bridges in Newport County, Rhode Island Buildings and structures in Bristol, Rhode Island Buildings and structures in Portsmouth, Rhode Island Towers in Rhode Island Bridges in Bristol County, Rhode Island 1929 establishments in Rhode Island Bridges completed in 1929 National Register of Historic Places in Newport County, Rhode Island Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island Former toll bridges in Rhode Island National Register of Historic Places in Bristol County,