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Smith Street Bridge

Providence County, Rhode Island

Photos 

Smith Street Bridge. Providence, Providence Co., Ri. Sec. 4116, Mp 185.78

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record for documentation of the Northeast Corridor

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #153730

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Northeast Corridor (Amtrak) on Smith Street (US 44)
Location
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1872; Replaced ca. 1981
Railroad
- Amtrak (AMTK)
Design
Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.83167, -71.41278   (decimal degrees)
41°49'54" N, 71°24'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/299647/4633901 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Providence
Inventory number
BH 43978 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,566)
Amtrak (536)
Built 1872 (105)
Built during 1870s (1,110)
Lost (24,733)
Lost 1981 (90)
Lost during 1980s (1,370)
Owned by state (15,986)
 Pratt through truss (5,390)
Pratt truss (9,297)
Providence County, Rhode Island (114)
Providence, Rhode Island (27)
Replaced by new bridge (16,577)
Rhode Island (193)
Through truss (15,062)
Truss (32,784)

Update Log 

  • January 31, 2015: Photo imported by Dave King
  • January 30, 2010: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • HAER RI-19 - Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak route between CT & MA state lines, Providence, Providence County, RI

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