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AMTK - Pawcatuck River Bridge #4
Photo
Pawcatuck River Bridge. Alton, Washington Co., RI. sec. 4215, mp 149.47. - Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak route between CT & MA state lines, Providence, Providence County, RI
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
View this photo at lcweb2.loc.gov
BH Photo #291553
Description
Fourth crossing (traveling toward Boston) of the Pawcatuck River on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor.
Facts
- Overview
- Pratt pony truss bridge over Pawcatuck River on Amtrak Northeast Corridor
- Location
- Washington County, Rhode Island
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1905
- Railroads
- - Amtrak (AMTK)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
- Northeast Corridor (NEC)
- Design
- Eight-panel pratt pony truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 100.8 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.43353, -71.70560 (decimal degrees)
41°26'01" N, 71°42'20" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 19/273942/4590417 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Carolina
- Inventory number
- BH 62550 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- August 17, 2014: Added by Ian Martin
Sources
- Ian Martin
- HAER RI-19 - Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak route between CT & MA state lines, Providence, Providence County, RI