Providence & Worcester Railroad

Reporting mark: PW

AMTK - Woonasquatucket River Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Removed in 1986 with Providence Station relocation
Lost Deck truss bridge over Woonasquatucket River on Amtrak RR
Removed but not replaced

B&A - Webster Branch Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1888, rebuilt 1916 and 1936, abandoned 1958
Abandoned lattice through truss bridge over French River and P&W Norwich Branch on B&A Webster Branch (abandoned) in Webster
Derelict/abandoned

Church Street Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1882; rehabilitated 1995
Through truss bridge over P&W Railroad on Church Street in Cumberland
Open to one-way traffic westbound only

CSX - Franklin Street Overpass (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1912 by Boston Bridge Works
Deck plate girder bridge over Franklin Street on CSX Boston Subdivision, P&W Gardner Branch in Worcester
Open to traffic

CSX - Green Street Overpass (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1910 (North/NH side); 1912 (South/B&A side)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Green Street on CSX Boston Subdivision, P&W Gardner Branch in Worcester
Open to traffic

CSX - Hermon Street Overpass (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1910 (North/NH side); 1912 (South/B&A side)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Hermon Street on CSX Boston Subdivision, P&W Gardner Branch in Worcester
Open to traffic

CSX - Madison Street Overpass (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1910 (North/NH side); 1912 (South/B&A side)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Madison Street on CSX Boston Subdivision, P&W Gardner Branch
Open to traffic

CSX - Southbridge Street Viaduct (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1912 by the Pennsylvania Steel Co.
Warren deck truss with all verticals bridge over Southbridge Street and Providence & Worcester Railroad on CSX Boston Subdivision
Open to traffic

High Street P&W Railroad Overpass (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Deck plate girder bridge over High Street on Providence & Worcester Railroad
Open to traffic

NH - Shetucket River Bridge (1876) (New London County, Connecticut)
Completed January, 1876. Withstood freshet of February 13-14, 1886. Replaced 1900.
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Shetucket River on Norwich & Worcester Railroad in Norwich
Replaced by a new steel bridge

P&W - French River Bridge (Windham County, Connecticut)
Built 1905
Pony/through plate girder bridge over French River on Providence & Worcester Railroad in Thompson.
Open to traffic

PW - Arch Street Overpass (Windham County, Connecticut)
Stone arch bridge over Arch Street on Providence & Worcester Railroad in Putnam
Open to traffic

PW - Blackstone River (Woonsocket Middle) (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Deck plate girder bridge over Blackstone River on P&W RR
Open to traffic

PW - Blackstone River Bridge (Blackstone) (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1889
Deck truss bridge over Blackstone River on P&W Providence Main
Open to traffic

PW - Blackstone River Bridge (Cumberland) (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Deck plate girder bridge over Blackstone River on Providence & Worcester Railroad
Open to traffic

PW - Blackstone River Bridge (Millbury North) (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1889
Pratt through truss bridge over Blackstone River on Providence & Worcester Railroad
Open to traffic

PW - Blackstone River Bridge (Valley Falls) (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Deck plate girder bridge over Blackstone River on Providence & Worcester Railroad
Open to traffic

PW - Blackstone River Bridge (Woonsocket North) (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Deck plate girder bridge over Blackstone River on Providence & Worcester Railroad
Open to traffic

PW - Coginchaug River Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1898
Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Coginchaug River on P&W Air Line Branch
Open to traffic

PW - Coginchaug River Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1926
Deck plate girder bridge over Coginchaug River on P&W East Berlin Industrial Track
Open to traffic

PW - Cory Brook Arch (New London County, Connecticut)
Stone arch bridge over Cory Brook on Providence & Worcester Railroad
Open to traffic

PW - Crook Point Drawbridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1906
Abandoned warren through truss bridge over Seekonk River on Providence & Worcester Railroad
Derelict/abandoned Raised

PW - CT66 Overpass (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1996
Through truss bridge over CT 66 on Connecticut Central Railroad
Open to traffic

PW - East Side Railroad Tunnel (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1909
Abandoned tunnel under College Hill on P&W East Providence Branch (abandoned)
Derelict/abandoned since 1981

PW - Eastern Drive Overpass (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1911
Steel stringer bridge over Eastern Drive on Providence & Worcester Railroad
Out of Service

PW - Ellen Doyle Brook Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1898
Deck plate girder bridge over CT 147 & Ellen Doyle Brook on Connecticut Central Railroad
Open to traffic

PW - Elmdale Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1889
Pratt through truss bridge over Blackstone River on P&W Providence Main
Open to traffic

PW - Fivemile River Bridge (Windham County, Connecticut)
Stone arch bridge over Fivemile River on Providence & Worcester Railroad in Killingly
Open to traffic

PW - Fivemile River Bridge (Dayville) (Windham County, Connecticut)
Stone arch bridge over Fivemile River on Providence & Worcester Railroad in Dayville.
Open to traffic

PW - French River Tributary Arch (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Stone arch bridge over French River Tributary on P&W Norwich Main
Open to traffic

PW - Goff Brook Bridge (Hartford County, Connecticut)
Built 1909
Deck plate girder bridge over Goff Brook on Providence & Worcester Railroad in Rocky Hill
Open to traffic

PW - Happy Hollow Pond Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Railroad built 1874; likely the original bridge
Stone arch bridge over Happy Hollow Pond Outflow on P&W East Providence Branch
Open to traffic

PW - Kinsman Hill Road Overpass (New London County, Connecticut)
Stone arch bridge over Kinsman Hill Road Exd on P&W Willimantic Branch in Lisbon
Open to traffic

PW - Laurel Hill Tunnel (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1875 by the Norwich & Worcester Railroad
Tunnel under Laurel Hill/CT 2 on Providence & Worcester Railroad in Norwich
Open to traffic

PW - Little River Arch (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1909
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Little River on P&W Willimantic Branch in Sprague
Open to traffic

PW - Mattabesset River Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1910
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Mattabesset River on P&W Cromwell Secondary
Open to traffic

PW - Merrick Brook Bridge (Windham County, Connecticut)
Built 1901
Deck plate girder bridge over Merrick Brook on P&W Willimantic Branch
Open to traffic

PW - Middletown Swing Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Replaced an earlier bridge at this location built in 1872.
Swing through truss bridge over the Connecticut River on the Connecticut Central Railroad in Middletown
Open to traffic

PW - Muddy River Arch (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Stone arch bridge over Muddy River on Providence & Worcester Railroad
Open to traffic

PW - Nooks Hill Road Overpass (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1910
Steel stringer bridge over Nooks Hill Road on Providence & Worcester Railroad
Open to traffic

PW - Omega Pond Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Omega Pond outflow/Ten Mile River on Providence & Worcester Railroad
Open to traffic

PW - Packers Pond Bridge (Windham County, Connecticut)
Deck plate girder bridge over Mill Brook on Providence & Worcester Railroad
Open to traffic

PW - Plains Road Overpass (Windham County, Connecticut)
Built 1911
Deck plate girder bridge over Plains Road on P&W Willimantic Branch
Open to traffic

PW - Rockfall High Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1898
Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Coginchaug River on P&W Air Line Branch
Open to traffic

PW - Route 157 Overpass (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1925
Steel stringer bridge over CT 157/Reeds Gap Road on P&W Middletown Branch
Open to traffic

PW - Shetucket River Bridge (Windham County, Connecticut)
Built 1907
Deck plate girder bridge over Shetucket River on P&W Willimantic Branch in Windham
Open to traffic

PW - Shetucket River Bridge (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1890 for the Providence and Worcester Railroad
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Shetucket River on Providence and Worcester Railroad in Norwich
Open to traffic

PW - South Street Overpass (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1910
Steel stringer bridge over South Street & Cromwell Creek on Providence & Worcester Railroad
Open to traffic

PW - Southbridge Street Overpass (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1910 by Boston Bridge Works
Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Southbridge Street on Providence & Worcester Railroad
Open to traffic

PW - St. Paul Street Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1913
Pony/through plate girder bridge over St. Paul Street on Providence & Worcester Railroad
Open to traffic

PW - Sumner Brook Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1911
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Sumner Brook on Providence & Worcester Railroad
Out of Service

PW - Taft Tunnel (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1837
Tunnel on P&W Norwich Branch in Lisbon
Open to traffic

PW - Tamarac Swamp Road Overpass (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Steel stringer bridge over Tamarac Swamp Road on Providence & Worcester Railroad
Open to traffic

PW - Ten Mile River Bridge (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1884
Deck plate girder and stone/brick arch bridge over Tenmile River & Roger Williams Ave on Providence & Worcester Railroad
Open to traffic

PW - Triad Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Through truss bridge over Blackstone River on P&W Providence Main
Open to traffic

PW - Waldo Brook Arch (New London County, Connecticut)
Built 1906
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Waldo Brook on P&W Willimantic Branch in Sprague
Open to traffic

PW - Willimantic River Bridge (Windham County, Connecticut)
Built 1904
Deck plate girder bridge over Willimantic River on Providence & Worcester Railroad in Willimantic
Open to traffic

PW - Woonsocket Viaduct (Providence County, Rhode Island)
Built 1915
Deck plate girder bridge over Blackstone River, Truman Drive, Clinton Street, and Main Street on P&W Providence Main
Open to traffic

SNETT - Triad Bridge (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Converted to trail use 2015-6
Abandoned Pratt deck truss girder bridge over Blackstone River, P&W Providence Main on Southern New England Trunkline Trail in Millville
Open to pedestrians and bicycles

Southgate Street Overpass (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Southgate Street on P&W Norwich Branch in Worcester
Open to traffic

West Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Connecticut)
Built 1932
Wooden bridge over Connecticut Central Railroad on West Street in Middletown
Replaced by a new bridge in 2019