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The Boston and Providence Railroad Bridge in East Providence is a
railroad bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...
on the
East Junction Branch The East Junction Branch (formerly known as the Seekonk Branch Railroad and the India Point Branch) is a historic railroad line owned and operated by the Providence and Worcester Railroad in the U.S. state of Rhode Island and by the Massachusetts ...
spanning Ten Mile River. A portion of the bridge also spans Roger Williams Avenue. The bridge was built in 1884 by the
Boston and Providence Railroad The Boston and Providence Railroad was a railroad company in the states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island which connected its namesake cities. It opened in two sections in 1834 and 1835 - one of the first rail lines in the United States - with a ...
, replacing an earlier structure on the line. The bridge abutments are faced in coursed ashlar stone, with brick-faced segmental-arch tunnels piercing them. The main span of the bridge consists of two Warren trusses resting on the abutments and a central pier in the Ten Mile River. The bridge was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1980. It continues in active service carrying
Providence and Worcester Railroad The Providence and Worcester Railroad is a Class II railroad operating of tracks in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, as well as New York via trackage rights. The company was founded in 1844 to build a railroad between Providence, ...
freight trains between East Providence and
Seekonk, Massachusetts Seekonk is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Massachusetts border with Rhode Island. It was incorporated in 1812 from the western half of Rehoboth. The population was 15,531 at the 2020 census. Until 1862, the town o ...
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List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island This is a list of bridges and tunnels on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. References {{NRHP bridges Rhode Island Bridges Bridges Bridges A bridge is a structure built to span a physical ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County, Rhode Island __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County, Rhode Island. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Providence C ...


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Railroad bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island Bridges completed in 1884 Railroad bridges in Rhode Island Bridges in Providence County, Rhode Island Old Colony Railroad National Register of Historic Places in Providence County, Rhode Island 1884 establishments in Rhode Island Stone arch bridges in the United States Warren truss bridges in the United States Providence and Worcester Railroad {{RhodeIsland-bridge-struct-stub