Barrington River Bridge

Photos

View Looking Southwest Toward Causeway, Bridge And Police Station

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #310934

Map

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Description

The Barrington Bridge is an early example of a reinforced concrete arch bridge. The bridge was designed by Daniel B. Luten's National Bridge Co. of Indianapolis, Indiana. It was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 1989.

-- Historic American Engineering Record

Facts

Overview: Lost Concrete arch bridge over Barrington River on RI 114 in Barrington
Location: Bristol County, Rhode Island
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1914; rehabilitated 1966; replaced 2009
Builder: - National Bridge Co. of Indianapolis, Indiana
Design: Arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 171.9 ft.
Deck width: 29.9 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.73722, -71.29583 (decimal degrees)
41°44'14" N, 71°17'45" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 19/309078/4623148 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Bristol
Average daily traffic (as of 2014): 19,999
Inventory numbers: RI 1230 (Rhode Island bridge number)
BH 31888 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 57 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Update Log

August 23, 2017: New photo from Dave King
December 29, 2014: HAER photos posted by Dave King

Sources

HAER RI-41 - Barrington Bridge, Spanning Barrington River at State Route No. 114, Barrington, Bristol County, RI
Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
Notorious Barrington bridge already labeled 'structurally deficient' - WPRI.com - Story about the poor condition of the replacement bridge