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Point Street Bridge (Old)

Providence County, Rhode Island

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Point Street Bridge (Old)

Photo from U.S. National Archives

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Overview
Lost Through truss swing bridge over Providence River on Point Street
Location
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1872
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 284.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.81796, -71.40347   (decimal degrees)
41°49'05" N, 71°24'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/300377/4632357 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 100218 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,634)
Built 1872 (141)
Built during 1870s (1,502)
Lost (31,807)
Lost 1927 (126)
Lost during 1920s (903)
Movable (3,190)
Owned by city (6,283)
 Providence County, Rhode Island (119)
Providence, Rhode Island (28)
Replaced by new bridge (21,695)
Rhode Island (213)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,306)
Swing (1,620)
Through truss (19,033)
Truss (38,318)

Update Log 

  • August 20, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

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