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NH - India Point Bridge (Old)
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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
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)
Update Log
- January 14, 2021: New photo from Douglas Butler
- January 12, 2017: New photo from Douglas Butler