Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.644167,-71.613889
Carries RI 3 (Nooseneck Hill Road) over Big River
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 56.1 Feet
Span Length: 41.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Big River on RI 3 (Nooseneck Hill Road) in West Greenwich
History: Built 1918; rehabilitated 1938
Built: 1918
Location: Kent County
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400818
Big River Bridge
Published prior to 1923
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.706667,-71.762778
Carries RI 14 (Plainfield Pike) over Moosup River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 61.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Moosup River on RI 14 (Plainfield Pike) in Coventry
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928
Location: Kent County
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400901
Fairbanks Bridge
Published prior to 1923
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.626667,-71.632500
Carries RI 3 over Nooseneck River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 21.0 Feet
Span Length: 21.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Nooseneck River on RI 3 in West Greenwich
History: Built 1924; rehabilitated 1939
Built: 1924
Location: Kent County
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Status: Closed to vehicular traffic.
Location: 41.730480,-71.546447
Carries Hill Street over North Branch Pawtuxet River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected Pratt through truss with Phoenix columns.
Total Length: 128.9 Feet
Span Length: 127.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over North Branch Pawtuxet River on Hill Street in Coventry
History: Built 1888 by Dean & Westbrook; rehabilitated 1980, 1998; Closed to traffic 2011
Built: 1888
Location: Kent County
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160206
Builders Plate
Photo taken by James F. Gentner in April 2010
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On bridge
Photo taken by James F. Gentner in April 2010
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Eyebar
Photo taken by James F. Gentner in April 2010
276477
File:Arkwright Bridge RI.jpg
Photo taken by Marcbela
355129
Arkwright Bridge
...Just in case the concrete barriers weren't enough
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
355130
Arkwright Bridge
Sings from when the bridge was open
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
355131
Arkwright Bridge
Portal bracing. Note the obnoxious location of the towns historical marker
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
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Arkwright Bridge
Phoneix stamp
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
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Arkwright Bridge
The eastern builders plaque is free of town historical markers
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
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Arkwright Bridge
Detail of the builders plaque. Dean & Westbrook employed one of the most ornate and stylish designs ever seen
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
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Arkwright Bridge
Eastern approach
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
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Arkwright Bridge
Ovewrview
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
355137
Arkwright Bridge
Wooden decking
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
355138
Arkwright Bridge
Truss web
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
355139
Arkwright Bridge
Hip joint
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
355140
Arkwright Bridge
Truss web. With the low bumper curbs and lightly built Pratt truss this bridge has an incredibly open feeling to it
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
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Arkwright Bridge
Overhead bracing
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
355142
Arkwright Bridge
Western approach
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
492913
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in March 2021
492914
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in March 2021
492915
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in March 2021
492916
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.723056,-71.481111
Carries Southbound RI 2 (Bald Hill Road) over Pawtuxet River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Pawtuxet River on Southbound RI 2 (Bald Hill Road) in Warwick
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929
Location: Kent County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.718333,-71.493611
Carries RI 33 over Pawtuxet River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 124.0 Feet
Span Length: 120.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Pawtuxet River on RI 33 in Warwick
History: Built 1937; rehabilitated 1995
Built: 1937
Location: Kent County
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160219
Overview
Photo taken by James F. Gentner in April 2010
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.715598,-71.523826
Carries RI 33 over Pawtuxet River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 80.1 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Pawtuxet River on RI 33 in West Warwick
History: Built 1923
Built: 1923
Location: Kent County
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160215
Angled View
Photo taken by James F. Gentner in April 2010
160216
View of plate
Photo taken by James F. Gentner in April 2010
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.695833,-71.521944
Carries RI 117 (Centerville Road) over Pawtuxet River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 109.9 Feet
Span Length: 85.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Pawtuxet River on RI 117 (Centerville Road) in West Warwick
History: Built 1926; rehabilitated 1993
Built: 1926
Location: Kent County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.722528,-71.489453
Carries East Avenue over Pawtuxet River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 212.9 Feet
Span Length: 74.2 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Pawtuxet River on East Avenue in West Warwick
History: Built 1910, replaced 2013
Built: 1910
Location: Kent County
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160109
March 2010 Flood
Photo taken by RIDOT
160110
March 2010 Flood
Photo taken by RIDOT
160220
House from bridge
During Great Flood of 2010
Photo taken by James F. Gentner in April 2010
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Angled view of bridge
During Great Flood of 2010
Photo taken by James F. Gentner in April 2010
160222
View from Bridge
During Great Flood of 2010
Photo taken by James F. Gentner in April 2010
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Debris collecting
During Great Flood of 2010
Photo taken by James F. Gentner in April 2010
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.690000,-71.566389
Carries South Main Street over Southwest Branch Pawtuxet River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 64.0 Feet
Span Length: 64.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Southwest Branch Pawtuxet River on South Main Street in Coventry
History: Built 1919
Built: 1919
Location: Kent County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.691061,-71.693371
Carries RI 102 (Victory Highway) over Washington Secondary Rail-Trail
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 45.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Washington Secondary Rail-Trail on RI 102 (Victory Highway) in Coventry
History: Built 1927; rehabilitated 1987
Built: 1927
Location: Kent County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.699272,-71.452278
Carries Amtrak over RI 117 (West Shore Road)
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 38.1 Feet
Span Length: 38.1 Feet
Overview: Deck truss bridge over RI 117 (West Shore Road) on Amtrak in Warwick
History: Built 1923
Built: 1923
Location: Kent County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.706997,-71.520403
Carries Factory Street over Pawtuxet River S Branch
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Open-spandrel arch
Total Length: 104.0 Feet
Span Length: 89.9 Feet
Overview: Open-spandrel arch bridge over Pawtuxet River S Branch on Factory Street
History: Built 1956
Built: 1956
Location: Kent County
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160111
March 2010 Flood
Photo taken by RIDOT
160115
March 2010 Flood
Photo taken by RIDOT
Status: Open to railroad traffic
Location: 41.760724,-71.429926
Carries Amtrak over Pawtuxet River
Design: truss/through/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren through truss. One of only 4 railroad truss bridges left in the state of Rhode Island.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 130.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss over the Pawtuxet River on Amtrak between Cranston and Warwick
History: Built 1906
Built: 1906
Location: Kent County
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160147
Overview from I-95
Taken April 1, 2010. River at historically high levels.
Photo taken by James F. Gentner in April 2010
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Amtrak - Pawtuxet River Bridge
HAER Photo
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Amtrak - Pawtuxet River Bridge
HAER Photo
492923
Newer bridge in front.
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in March 2021
492924
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.685000,-71.560000
Carries RI 33 Sandy Bottom Road over Pawtuxet River
Design: other
Design Details:
Total Length: 75.1 Feet
Span Length: 23.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Pawtuxet River on RI 33 Sandy Bottom Road
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931
Location: Kent County
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160238
Angled View
Photo taken by James F. Gentner in April 2010
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 41.726111,-71.485619
Carries Washington Secondary Trail over Pawtuxet River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 324.0 Feet
Span Length: 122.0 Feet
Overview: Parker through truss bridge over Pawtuxet River on Washington Secondary Trail
History:
Built: 1901
Location: Kent County
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285252
Photo taken by Srs5694
476010
Washington Secondary Trail - Pawtuxet River Bridge
Photo taken by Pi.1415926535
492941
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in March 2021
492942
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in March 2021
Status: No longer exists
Location: 41.689388,-71.393949
Carries Warwick & Oakland Beach Electric RR over Warwick Cove
Design: girder/pony
Design Details: Pony/through girder swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony/through girder bridge over Warwick Cove on Warwick & Oakland Beach Electric RR
History:
Built:
Location: Kent County
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286055
Warwick Cove Bridge
Oakland Beach RI
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2013
467465
Railroad Bridge Oakland Beach RI
Photo taken by Hip postcard
484631
W&OB - Warwick Cove Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.648721,-71.456333
Carries Amtrak Northeast Corridor over Maskerchugg River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Maskerchugg River on Amtrak Northeast Corridor
History:
Built:
Location: Kent County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 41.714967,-71.511764
Carries Washington Secondary Trail over South Branch Pawtuxet River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 500.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over South Branch Pawtuxet River on Washington Secondary Trail
History:
Built:
Location: Kent County
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400161
File:Washington Secondary Trail bridge over South Branch, Pawtuxet River, West Warwick, Rhode Island.JPG
Wikimedia Commons User Pi.1415926535
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 41.695395,-71.541874
Carries Washington Secondary Trail over South Branch Pawtuxet River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 260.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over South Branch Pawtuxet River on Washington Secondary Trail
History:
Built:
Location: Kent County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 41.694161,-71.548778
Carries Washington Secondary Trail over South Branch Pawtuxet River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 130.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through Truss Bridge over South Branch Pawtuxet River on Washington Secondary Trail
History:
Built:
Location: Kent County
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314953
Washington Secondary Trail truss bridge over South Branch Pawtuxet River; Coventry, Rhode Island
Photo by Pi.1415926535
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Will eventually become part of the Washington Secondary Rail-trail.
Location: 41.690997,-71.763334
Carries Washington Secondary Trail over Moosup River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Moosup River on Washington Secondary Trail
History:
Built:
Location: Kent County
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 41.728144,-71.543908
Carries Mill Access over Pawtuxet River
Design: truss/pony/lenticular
Design Details: Pin connected Lenticular pony truss
Total Length: 92.0 Feet
Span Length: 90.0 Feet
Overview: Pin connected lenctiular pony truss over Pawtuxet River on Mill access Road
History: Built c.1885 to connect Mill sites; Closed c. 1975
Built: c. 1885
Location: Kent County
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355143
Interlaken Mill Bridge
I should do more trips in the winter..
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
355144
Interlaken Mill Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
355145
Interlaken Mill Bridge
Deck view. Note the built up box member with battens on either side of the exposed area of the deck...a very unique feature to this bridge
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
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Interlaken Mill Bridge
Deck view
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
355147
Interlaken Mill Bridge
Pinned endpost connection for the lower chord
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
355148
Interlaken Mill Bridge
Truss web
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
355149
Interlaken Mill Bridge
Approach
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
355150
Interlaken Mill Bridge
Stone wing-wall and abutment
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
355151
Interlaken Mill Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
355152
Interlaken Mill Bridge
Note that the lower chord extends beneath the floorbeams in this configuration. None of the floorbeams are suspended by hangers, but are instead a single piece connected directly to the lower chord.
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
355153
Interlaken Mill Bridge
Detail of the floor system and first panel
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
355154
Interlaken Mill Bridge
Best overview I could get
Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016
440114
RI 01M 05
Photo taken by Chester Gehman in August 2014
440115
RI 01M 01
Photo taken by Chester Gehman in August 1983
440116
RI 01M 02
Photo taken by Chester Gehman in August 2014
440117
RI 01M 03
Photo taken by Chester Gehman in August 2014
440118
RI 01M 04
Photo taken by Chester Gehman in August 2014
492919
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in March 2021
492920
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in March 2021
492921
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in March 2021
492922
Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in March 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.662341,-71.446645
Carries Amtrak Northeast Corridor over King Street
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over King Street on Amtrak Northeast Corridor
History: Built 1837
Built: 1837
Location: Kent County
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335964
Photo provided by the Providence Public Library
472536
Northeast Corridor bridge over King Street facing west, May 2017
A double-arch stone bridge that carries the Northeast Corridor over King Street in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, seen in May 2017. The bridge, built in 1837, is among the oldest railway bridges in the United States.
Photo by Pi.1415926535
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Northeast Corridor bridge over King Street facing east, May 2017
A double-arch stone bridge that carries the Northeast Corridor over King Street in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, seen in May 2017. The bridge, built in 1837, is among the oldest railway bridges in the United States.
Photo by Pi.1415926535
472538
King Street Bridge. East Greenwich, Kent Co., Ri. Sec. 4215, Mp 172.13
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
472539
King Street, Looking West From Water Street
Photo taken for the Historic American Buildings Survey
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 41.717694,-71.518486
Carries NH Hope Branch over North Branch Pawtuxet River
Design: truss/deck/pratt
Design Details: Pratt deck truss
Total Length: 178.0 Feet
Span Length: 120.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over North Branch Pawtuxet River on NH Hope Branch
History: Built 1895, lost post-1970
Built: 1895
Location: Kent County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 41.703430,-71.628327
Carries Washington Secondary Trail over Flat River Reservoir
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 50.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Flat River Reservoir on Washington Secondary Trail
History: Built 1910, rehabilitated for trail use 2014
Built: 1910
Location: Kent County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.671155,-71.447096
Carries Amtrak Northeast Corridor over Shore access road
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Shore access road on Amtrak Northeast Corridor
History: Built ca. 1837
Built: 1837
Location: Kent County
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472540
Arch bridge north of East Greenwich, May 2017
A stone arch bridge that carries the Northeast Corridor over a beach access trail just north of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, seen in May 2017. The bridge, built in 1837, is among the oldest railway bridges in the United States.
Photo by Pi.1415926535
Status: Removed but not replaced; supports remain
Location: 41.717638,-71.526937
Carries New York, Providence & Boston Railroad over Pawtuxet River
Design: truss/deck/pratt
Design Details: Pratt deck truss
Total Length: 180.0 Feet
Span Length: 150.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Pawtuxet River on New York, Providence & Boston Railroad
History: Built 1895; removed
Built: 1895
Location: Kent County
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Status: Removed but not replaced; Supports remain
Location: 41.718522,-71.525381
Carries New York, Providence & Boston Railroad over Pawtuxet River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Pawtuxet River on New York, Providence & Boston Railroad
History: Built 1907
Built: 1907
Location: Kent County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.711350,-71.447869
Carries Main Avenue over Amtrak
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Concrete stringer bridge over Amtrak on Main Avenue
History: Built 1903
Built: 1903
Location: Kent County
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484919
Greenwood Railroad Bridge
HAER Photo by Robert Brewster
484920
Greenwood Railroad Bridge
HAER Photo by Robert Brewster
Status: No longer exists
Location: 41.720985,-71.532301
Carries Fairview Ave. over Pawtuxet River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 8 panel, Phoenix Column, Pratt through truss.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Pawtuxet River on Fairview Ave.
History: Built between 1888 and 1894 based on portal brace design. Likely replaced in the1920s
Built: 1888-1894
Location: Kent County
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501664
early 1900s postcard image
A nice image of the Arkwright Bridge's twin. The image was digitally altered to reduce the effects of the postcard's age.
Photo digitally altered by Art S. in July 2021
502362
Original image was of a postcard with a 1907 postmark
Image digitally altered in a attempt to return the image to as taken by reducing the distraction of the postcard's dirt, damage and general aging
Photo digitally altered by Art S. in August 2021
Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
