Rhode Island Website Statistics

All Bridges

  • Total listed Rhode Island bridges: 108
  • Bridges with photos: 28 (25.9%)
  • Bridges with Street View: 11 (10.2%)
  • Bridges with GPS coordinates: 108 (100.0%)

  • Total photos: 107

Extant Bridges

  • Extant bridges: 98 (90.7% of all)
  • Bridges with photos: 19 (19.4% of extant)
  • Bridges with Street View: 10 (10.2% of extant)
  • Bridges with GPS coordinates: 98 (100.0% of extant)

Lost Bridges

  • Lost bridges: 10 (9.3% of all)
  • Bridges with photos: 9 (90.0% of lost)
  • Bridges with GPS coordinates: 10 (100.0% of lost)

Oldest Listed Bridges

  1. Branch River Bridge (Providence County, built 1855, open to traffic)
  2. Main Street Bridge (Providence County, built 1858, open to traffic)
  3. Pascoag River Bridge (Providence County, built 1865, open to traffic)
  4. Division Street Bridge (Providence County, built 1877, open to traffic)
  5. Church Street Bridge (Washington County, built 1882, open to traffic)
  6. Church Street Bridge (Providence County, built 1882, open to traffic)
  7. Pawtuxet Village Bridge (Providence County, built 1884, open to traffic)
  8. Saugatuckett River Bridge (Washington County, built 1885, open to traffic)
  9. Albion Bridge (Providence County, built 1885, replaced by new bridge)
  10. Stillwater Road Bridge (Providence County, built 1885, closed to all traffic)

By Design

  • Arch: 68 (63.0%)
    • Deck arch: 67 (62.0%)
      • Open-spandrel arch: 2 (1.9%)
      • Steel arch: 1 (0.9%)
      • Stone arch: 16 (14.8%)
    • Through arch: 1 (0.9%)
      • Concrete through arch: 1 (0.9%)

  • Beam: 8 (7.4%)
    • Stringer: 8 (7.4%)
      • Timber stringer: 8 (7.4%)

  • Girder: 1 (0.9%)

  • Other: 2 (1.9%)

  • Suspension: 2 (1.9%)
    • Wire suspension: 2 (1.9%)

  • Truss: 27 (25.0%)
    • Deck truss: 1 (0.9%)
    • Pony truss: 10 (9.3%)
      • Lenticular pony truss: 2 (1.9%)
      • Pratt pony truss: 7 (6.5%)
    • Through truss: 16 (14.8%)
      • Double-intersection Warren through truss: 2 (1.9%)
      • Pratt through truss: 7 (6.5%)