Arkwright Bridge
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 2017)
- 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)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- March 14, 2021: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
- 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.
Sources
- Nathan Holth
- James F. Gentner - jfgentner678 [at] aol [dot] com
- Wikipedia
- Luke
- Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
- Dana and Kay Klein
- Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com
Comments
Sad, I see in the recent photos Patrick posted that the bridge is now fenced off with No Trespassing signs. This is the only Phoenix truss in Rhode Island and should be preserved for pedestrian use!
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.
Looks like a Dean and Westbrook Phoenix Column bridge to me.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/ri/kent/8420/
Nathan,
It is a very nice spot. Bridge seems to be in good shape. It would be great to get it open, and open to pedestrians.