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Arkwright Bridge

Kent County, Rhode Island, and Providence County, Rhode Island

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Builders Plate

Photo taken by James F. Gentner in April 2010

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BH Photo #160206

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Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over North Branch Pawtuxet River on Hill Street in Coventry
Location
Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island, and Providence County, Rhode Island
Status
Closed to vehicular traffic.
History
Built 1888 by Dean & Westbrook; rehabilitated 1980, 1998; Closed to traffic 2011
Builder
- Dean & Westbrook of New York, New York
Design
Pin-connected Pratt through truss with Phoenix columns.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 127.0 ft.
Total length: 128.9 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.8 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1978
Also called
North Branch Pawtuxet River Bridge
Interlaken Mill Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.73048, -71.54645   (decimal degrees)
41°43'50" N, 71°32'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/288213/4622986 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Crompton
Average daily traffic (as of 1999)
910
Inventory numbers
RI 8420 (Rhode Island bridge number)
NRHP 78000061 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 31894 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2016)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 23.7 (out of 100)
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Categories 

19th Century (6,470)
Built 1888 (199)
Built during 1880s (1,718)
Coventry, Rhode Island (5)
Dean & Westbrook (32)
Have street view (24,115)
Kent County, Rhode Island (31)
NR-listed (2,850)
Open to pedestrians (3,685)
Owned by township (2,386)
Phoenix columns (66)
 Pin-connected (3,572)
Pratt through truss (4,724)
Pratt truss (8,219)
Providence County, Rhode Island (98)
Rhode Island (175)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,872)
Through truss (13,261)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,437)
Truss (30,020)
Wooden deck (5,899)

Update Log 

  • September 27, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • July 14, 2016: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
  • June 16, 2016: Updated by Michael Quiet: Added pictures. Noted dates of closure and an earlier rehab
  • August 20, 2014: Updated by Chester Gehman: Corrected name, added NRHP # and date
  • March 1, 2014: Photo imported by Dave King
  • November 24, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected county
  • October 5, 2011: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is now closed to traffic.
  • April 1, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Updated bridge information.
  • April 1, 2010: New photos from James F. Gentner
  • March 31, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added Street View and Corrected GPS and Bridge Name.

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Comments 

Interlaken Mill Bridge
Posted April 1, 2010, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

I am accustomed to visiting through truss bridges and having clearance signs placed on top of plaques by agencies who could care less about historic bridges. However I find it strange that a historical society would plaster their sign right on top of the plaque. Dean and Westbrook plaques are among the most unusual and beautiful bridge plaques ever encountered. They should not be covered up!

Interpretive signage that identifies a historic bridge is important, but it is clear that such a sign could have been placed someplace more tasteful.

Interlaken Mill Bridge
Posted March 31, 2010, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Looks like a Dean and Westbrook Phoenix Column bridge to me.