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NH - India Point Bridge (Old)

Providence County, Rhode Island

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NH - India Point Bridge (Old)

Replaced in 1903 with another swing

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2017

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BH Photo #375707

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Description 

This swing span was constructed with the covered span bridge then the covered bridge was replaced with a swing truss. The older swing span was also replaced with approached spans.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Seekonk River on New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Location
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1867; replaced 1903
Railroad
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.81704, -71.38741   (decimal degrees)
41°49'01" N, 71°23'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/301708/4632218 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Providence
Inventory number
BH 73566 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,471)
Built 1867 (45)
Built during 1860s (413)
Lost (20,007)
Lost 1903 (31)
Lost during 1900s (247)
Movable (2,775)
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (418)
Owned by railroad (10,519)
 Pratt through truss (4,725)
Pratt truss (8,222)
Providence County, Rhode Island (98)
Providence, Rhode Island (20)
Replaced by new bridge (13,252)
Rhode Island (175)
Swing (1,319)
Through truss (13,263)
Truss (30,026)

Update Log 

  • January 12, 2017: New photo from Douglas Butler

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