AMTK - Pawtuxet River Bridge

Photos 

Overview from I-95

Taken April 1, 2010. River at historically high levels.

Photo taken by James F. Gentner in April 2010

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BH Photo #160147

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Through truss over the Pawtuxet River on Amtrak between Cranston and Warwick

Location

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

Status

Open to railroad traffic

History

Built 1906

Railroads

- Amtrak (AMTK)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
- Northeast Corridor (NEC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)

Design

Double-intersection Warren through truss. One of only 4 railroad truss bridges left in the state of Rhode Island.

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 130.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.76072, -71.42993   (decimal degrees)
41°45'39" N, 71°25'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

19/298000/4626064 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Providence

Inventory number

BH 44678 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• March 14, 2021: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
• September 7, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
• October 26, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Railroad"
• April 1, 2010: Updated by James F. Gentner: Added New Bridge

Sources 

• James F. Gentner - jfgentner678 [at] aol [dot] com
• Luke
• Geoff Hubbs
• Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com

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