If you are here because of "Lost/Red Bridge (Manual Swing Bridge) at Providence, RI," then you need to go there.
1867: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter)
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| HAER RI,4-PROV,204--1 1. View of bridge from Interstate 195 (Washington Bridge) looking southwest - India Point Railroad Bridge, Spanning Seekonk River between Providence & East Providence, Providence, Providence County, RI |
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| HAER RI,4-PROV,204--12 12. View of swing span looking northeast |
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| Matthew Chase posted This is the same location as the original 1938 hurricane photo ,… India Point Bridge Fox Point Providence, Rhode Island |
I think I found Matthew's hurricane photo.
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| Matthew Chase posted We are heading back to Providence, RI Steven Allen 1938 hurricane in Providence—Tidal wave surged over New Haven Railroad tracks, wrecking freight sheds |
1867 Bridge:
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| BridgeHunter_1867 |
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| 1921 photo from Providence Journal files via BridgeHunter_1903 Looking North |
I got this closeup of the fixed spans because I noticed in a street view that they still existed in the 21st Century.
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| HAER RI,4-PROV,204--21 21. View of approach span, looking east |
In fact, they still existed in Apr 2023.
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| Google Earth, Apr 2023 |
Just a month later, the only thing that was left is the construction barge. Was this yacht club like the one in Port Huron that thought history looked ugly?
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| Google Earth, May 2023 |
It appears that this bridge was used by an industrial spur to just a few industries in India Point Park. So why was it double tracked? It seems that one track would be sufficient for a short industrial spur.
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| 1957/59 Providence Quad @ 24,000 |
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