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List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Rhode Island

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This is a list of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.[1]

Bridges

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Survey No. Name (as assigned by HAER) Status Type[2] Built Documented Carries Crosses Location County Coordinates
RI-14 Union Station Viaduct Demolished Viaduct 1893 1977 New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (former) Woonasquatucket River Providence Providence
RI-17 Exchange Bridge Demolished Steel built-up girder 1896 1984 Providence River Providence Providence
RI-21 Albion Bridge Extant Pratt truss 1988 School Street Blackstone River Cumberland and Lincoln Providence 41°57′11″N 71°27′08″W / 41.95306°N 71.45222°W / 41.95306; -71.45222 (Albion Bridge)
RI-22 Albion Trench Bridge Extant Pratt truss 1988 School Street Albion Mill Race Lincoln Providence 41°57′09″N 71°27′12″W / 41.95250°N 71.45333°W / 41.95250; -71.45333 (Albion Trench Bridge)
RI-25 Stillwater Road Bridge Demolished Lenticular truss 1886 1989 Stillwater Road Woonasquatucket River Smithfield Providence 41°53′22″N 71°30′20″W / 41.88944°N 71.50556°W / 41.88944; -71.50556 (Stillwater Road Bridge)
RI-28 Woonasquatucket Bridge Demolished Warren truss 1893 1983 Woonasquatucket River Providence Providence
RI-30 Promenade Street Bridge Demolished Steel built-up girder 1894 1983 Providence and Worcester Railroad (former) Woonasquatucket and Moshassuck rivers Providence Providence
RI-31 Post Office Covered Walkway Demolished Reinforced concrete girder 1983 Providence Providence
RI-32 Gaspee Street Bridge Demolished Steel built-up girder 1894 1983 New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (former) Gaspee Street Providence Providence
RI-33 Francis Street Bridge Demolished Steel built-up girder 1894 1983 New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (former) Francis Street Providence Providence
RI-34 Charles Street Bridge Replaced Steel built-up girder 1894 1991 Route 246 (Charles Street) West River Providence Providence 41°53′22″N 71°30′20″W / 41.88944°N 71.50556°W / 41.88944; -71.50556 (Charles Street Bridge)
RI-39 White Rock Bridge Replaced Pratt truss 1906 1994 Bridge Road Pawcatuck River and White Rock Canal Westerly Washington 41°23′51″N 71°50′32″W / 41.39750°N 71.84222°W / 41.39750; -71.84222 (White Rock Bridge)
RI-40 Warren Bridge Replaced Reinforced concrete Luten arch 1916 1994 Route 114 Palmer River Warren Bristol 41°44′15″N 71°17′22″W / 41.73750°N 71.28944°W / 41.73750; -71.28944 (Warren Bridge)
RI-41 Barrington Bridge Replaced Reinforced concrete Luten arch 1916 1994 Route 114 Barrington River Barrington Bristol 41°44′12″N 71°17′44″W / 41.73667°N 71.29556°W / 41.73667; -71.29556 (Barrington Bridge)
RI-42 New Shoreham Bridge Replaced Reinforced concrete T-beam 1917 1996 Beach Avenue Harbor Pond New Shoreham Washington 41°10′44″N 71°33′59″W / 41.17889°N 71.56639°W / 41.17889; -71.56639 (New Shoreham Bridge)
RI-43 Ashton Viaduct Replaced Reinforced concrete open-spandrel arch 1945 1996 Route 116 (George Washington Highway) Blackstone River Ashton and Lincoln Providence 41°56′18″N 71°26′03″W / 41.93833°N 71.43417°W / 41.93833; -71.43417 (Ashton Viaduct)
RI-44 Pawtuxet River Railroad Bridge Altered Warren truss 1906 1996 New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (former) Pawtuxet River and Wellington Avenue Cranston and Warwick Providence and Kent 41°45′39″N 71°25′48″W / 41.76083°N 71.43000°W / 41.76083; -71.43000 (Pawtuxet River Railroad Bridge)
RI-45 Court Street Bridge Replaced Pratt truss 1895 1996 Route 104 (Court Street) Blackstone River and Truman Drive Woonsocket Providence 42°00′09″N 71°30′43″W / 42.00250°N 71.51194°W / 42.00250; -71.51194 (Court Street Bridge)
RI-46 West Street Bridge Demolished Pratt truss 1913 West Street New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (former) Westerly Washington 41°22′58″N 71°49′36″W / 41.38278°N 71.82667°W / 41.38278; -71.82667 (West Street Bridge)
RI-47 Main Street Bridge Replaced Steel built-up girder 1936 1996 Route 138 (Main Street) New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (former) West Kingston Washington 41°29′05″N 71°33′36″W / 41.48472°N 71.56000°W / 41.48472; -71.56000 (Main Street Bridge)
RI-48 Hunt River Road Bridge Replaced Steel built-up girder 1930 1996 US 1 (Post Road) New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (former) North Kingstown Washington 41°37′54″N 71°27′56″W / 41.63167°N 71.46556°W / 41.63167; -71.46556 (Hunt River Road Bridge)
RI-49 Greenwood Railroad Bridge Replaced Reinforced concrete T-beam 1930 1996 US 1 (Post Road) / Route 113 (Main Avenue) New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (former) Warwick Kent 41°42′41″N 71°26′53″W / 41.71139°N 71.44806°W / 41.71139; -71.44806 (Greenwood Railroad Bridge)
RI-50 Adelaide Avenue Pedestrian Bridge Demolished Steel built-up girder 1903 1996 Adelaide Avenue New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (former) Providence Providence 41°47′44″N 71°25′36″W / 41.79556°N 71.42667°W / 41.79556; -71.42667 (Adelaide Avenue Pedestrian Bridge)
RI-51 Central Street Pedestrian Viaduct Demolished Steel built-up girder 1903 1996 Central Street New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (former) Central Falls Providence 41°53′10″N 71°23′07″W / 41.88611°N 71.38528°W / 41.88611; -71.38528 (Central Street Pedestrian Viaduct)
RI-52 Blackstone River Railroad Bridge Extant Steel built-up girder 1897 1996 New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (former) Blackstone River and Branch Street Pawtucket Providence 41°53′34″N 71°22′54″W / 41.89278°N 71.38167°W / 41.89278; -71.38167 (Blackstone River Railroad Bridge)
RI-53 Woonasquatucket River Bridge Replaced Reinforced concrete closed-spandrel arch 1919 1997 Route 104 (Farnum Pike) Woonasquatucket River Smithfield Providence 41°54′31″N 71°32′27″W / 41.90861°N 71.54083°W / 41.90861; -71.54083 (Woonasquatucket River Bridge)
RI-54 India Point Railroad Bridge Demolished (partially) Swing span 1903 1997 Boston and Providence Railroad (former) Seekonk River Providence and East Providence Providence 41°49′02″N 71°23′15″W / 41.81722°N 71.38750°W / 41.81722; -71.38750 (India Point Railroad Bridge)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Library of Congress. "Prints and Photographs Online Catalog: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey". Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  2. ^ Parsons Brinckerhoff; Engineering and Industrial Heritage (October 2005). "NCHRP Project 25-25, Task 15: A Context For Common Historic Bridge Types" (PDF). National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Transportation Research Council, National Research Council. Retrieved May 22, 2022.