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Amtrak - Woonasquatucket River Bridge

Providence County, Rhode Island

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Amtrak - Woonasquatucket River Bridge

looking west towards old station

HAER Photo taken by William E Barrett

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BH Photo #466999

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Deck truss bridge over Woonasquatucket River on Amtrak RR
Location
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Removed in 1986 with Providence Station relocation
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Providence & Worcester Railroad (PW)
Design
Deck truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.82700, -71.41133   (decimal degrees)
41°49'37" N, 71°24'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/299753/4633379 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 88420 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,557)
Amtrak (536)
Built 1892 (227)
Built during 1890s (2,982)
Deck truss (1,728)
Lost (24,711)
Lost 1986 (158)
Lost during 1980s (1,367)
 New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (511)
Penn Central Railroad (1,347)
Providence & Worcester Railroad (60)
Providence County, Rhode Island (114)
Providence, Rhode Island (27)
Rhode Island (193)
Truss (32,768)

Update Log 

  • March 3, 2020: New photos from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs

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