12/16/2020 A sight for sore eyes: Howard Road Bridge reopens The new bridge carries Howard Road over Abbott Run in Cumberland. (Breeze photos by Ethan Shorey) CUMBERLAND – Michael Kanakry was so excited to see the bridge next to his home reopen Monday that he drove across it just for fun. Kanakry, who has been keeping a close eye on the work for what seems like forever, said he and his wife Joanne were thrilled to see the bridge finally opened to traffic after three years of detours. The Kanakry family, 40-year residents of 3 Howard Road, was among those who told The Breeze back in May that they were skeptical of the latest estimate of late summer for completion by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation.