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Blackstone River Bridge Route 116 Bridge

Providence County, Rhode Island
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Blackstone / Route 116

Road surface of bridge

Photo taken by Gary H Phillips in February 2010

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This bridge was totally closed for a number of years while it was restored. It appears they have copied it perfectly right down to the curved exit that isn't used.

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Overview
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Blackstone River on RI 116
Location
Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1945; reconstructed 2000
Design
Bridge was restored as the original, and nicely done too.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 160.1 ft.
Total length: 873.1 ft.
Deck width: 44.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.93814, -71.43406   (decimal degrees)
41°56'17" N, 71°26'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/298214/4645772 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Pawtucket
Inventory numbers
RI 2750 (Rhode Island bridge number)
BH 44203 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2011)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 79.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
10,200

Categories 

Arch (9,415)
Built 1945 (166)
Built during 1940s (2,795)
Concrete balustrade (424)
Cumberland, Rhode Island (2)
Deck arch (8,692)
Flared (407)
Have street view (9,880)
 Lincoln, Rhode Island (1)
Open (28,296)
Open-spandrel arch (581)
Owned by state (9,803)
Providence County, Rhode Island (66)
Rhode Island (108)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,950)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,803)

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  • February 21, 2010: Added by Gary H Phillips

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