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After WW-II, Route 1A became a major route carrying traffic from southern RI to the East Side of Providence, and points east. The Point Street Bridge was part of that route, and on exceptionally hot summer days, the bridge would expand after it opened, and with nowhere to bleed off the heat, it expanded to a point where it couldn't be closed.
The Michael S. Van Leesten Memorial Bridge is a footbridge crossing the Providence River located in the city of Providence, Rhode Island. The bridge connects Providence's Fox Point neighborhood to the city's Jewelry District. Originally known as the Providence River Pedestrian Bridge, in July 2020 it was renamed in honor of Michael S. Van Leesten.
[15] [needs update] The median family income is $42,558, over $10,000 above the citywide average, but 14% of families live below the poverty line while nearly 3.7% receive some form of public assistance. [15] A further problem is that 15% of children under the age of six have been exposed to high quantities of lead. [15] [needs update]
Gaspee Street Providence: Providence: RI-33: Francis Street Bridge Demolished Steel built-up girder: 1894 1983 New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (former) Francis Street Providence: Providence: RI-34: Charles Street Bridge Replaced Steel built-up girder: 1894 1991 Route 246 (Charles Street) West River: Providence: Providence
In 2003, Brown graduate Robert Manchester proposed a $30-million plan calling for the development of Crook Point, which includes the eastern landing of the bridge. Featured in his proposal were plans to reopen the bridge and tunnel as a light rail system, bringing commuters from East Providence to Thayer Street and downtown Providence. [7]
At 1,147 feet (350 m) wide, [2] it was the world's widest bridge, and listed in the 1988 Guinness Book of World Records. [ 3 ] As part of a downtown redevelopment project, the massive bridge was substantially demolished in 1982, replaced with several narrower bridges for individual streets and exposing the Providence River to create a more ...
Crawford Street Bridge (Providence, Rhode Island) Crook Point Bascule Bridge; D. ... This page was last edited on 17 November 2017, at 15:39 (UTC).
Believed to be the only lenticular pony truss bridge in the state. Main Street Bridge: 1858 1983-11-18 Pawtucket: Providence: Double Stone Arch Mount Hope Bridge: 1927, 1929 1976-01-31 Bristol, Portsmouth