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High Street Bridge

Washington County, Rhode Island
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High Street Bridge. Westerly, Washington Co., Ri. Sec. 4215, Mp 141.77

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record as part of documentation of Northeast Corridor

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Northeast Corridor (Amtrak) on High Street (RI 3)
Location
Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Replaced ca. 1984
Design
Skewed, 7-panel Pratt pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.38326, -71.82502   (decimal degrees)
41°22'60" N, 71°49'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/263780/4585155 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Ashaway
Inventory number
BH 43976 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Amtrak (161)
Lost (10,499)
Lost 1984 (34)
Lost during 1980s (440)
Northeast Corridor (11)
Owned by state (9,854)
Pony truss (13,213)
Pratt pony truss (2,351)
 Pratt truss (5,689)
RI 3 (4)
Replaced by new bridge (7,224)
Rhode Island (108)
Truss (23,618)
Washington County, Rhode Island (19)
Westerly, Rhode Island (1)

Update Log 

  • 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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