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Amtrak - Pawtuxet River Bridge

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

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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

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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)
- Northeast Corridor (NEC)
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 

Amtrak (434)
Built 1906 (544)
Built during 1900s (6,283)
County line crossing (225)
Cranston, Rhode Island (6)
Double-intersection Warren through truss (154)
Double-intersection Warren truss (414)
Have street view (22,094)
Kent County, Rhode Island (31)
Northeast Corridor (150)
 Open (36,587)
Owned by railroad (9,824)
Pawtuxet River (19)
Providence County, Rhode Island (94)
Railroad (13,091)
Rhode Island (171)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,774)
Through truss (12,893)
Truss (29,444)
Warwick, Rhode Island (7)

Update Log 

  • 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

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