Division Street Bridge (Rhode Island)
Division Street Bridge | ||
MPS Pawtucket MRA | | |
NRHP reference No. | 83003810 [1] | |
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Added to NRHP | November 18, 1983 |
The Division Street Bridge is an historic roadway and sidewalk stone
Design
The Division Street Bridge is a nine-span stone and brick structure, with a total length of about 450 feet (140 m).
Constructed from 1875 to 1877 at a cost of
Current state
The Division Street Bridge was last rehabilitated in 1985, but it remains open under no restrictions after its inspection in May 2012. Data from the National Bridge Inventory lists the superstructure and substructure as in fair condition. The scour condition is critical, but the recommended work is rehabilitation of the structure.[C]
The report estimates the cost of repairs to be US$9,834,000. A collection of reports dating back to 1995 lists the bridge as "functionally obsolete" for its current traffic requirements.
Loads on the route which goes over the bridge have twice been reduced, and are now limited to 18 tons to help preserve the bridge.[4]
Significance
The Division Street Bridge is architecturally significant as the longest stone arch bridge in Rhode Island and historically significant as a symbolic gesture to link and unify the two rapidly growing neighborhoods on Pawtucket Falls under the newly formed Town of Pawtucket.[2] The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
See also
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
References
Notes
- ^ As the NRHP application noted: "The bridge is located "over Taft Street and the’ Seekonk River one-third of a mile below Pawtucket Falls. The bridge’s nine segmental arches each have an approximate 50-foot span, and each rises roughly 12 feet above its springing points; the six shore arches four on the western bank, two on the eastern have spans of approximately 40 feet and rises of only about 10 feet. The height of the road bed above the mean water level of the Seekonk River is roughly 45 feet."[2]
- ^ Another source also credits Foster as the designer. "So strong and hard-wearing this bridge is that it stood for over a hundred years without needing rehabilitation until the year 1985. Credit for this functional and at the same time artistically designed transportation structure belongs to Horace Foster, who made it beautiful using granite, stone and bricks."[4]
- ^ According to 2014 reports: "Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly... Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable."[7]
Citations
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form for Division Street Bridge" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f Wright 1878, pp. 224–232.
- ^ a b "Division Street Bridge". Tourist Travel Blog. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ Annual Report (1906). Town of Pawtucket. 1906. p. 260. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ Annual Reports (for 1918). Town of Pawtucket. 1919. p. 183. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ a b Baughn, James (2014). "Division St over Pawtucket Rvr & Taft St Providence County, Rhode Island". Ugly Bridges. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ "Division Street Bridge Providence County, Rhode Island". bridgehunter.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ^ Kirwan, Donna (July 24, 2011). "Detour takes toll on bridge". Pawtucket Times. Archived from the original on November 26, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ "Pawtucket River Bridge to open to northbound traffic". WJAR Turn to 10.com. April 19, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ "RIDOT to lift weight limit from I-95 North in Pawtucket" (Press release). The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. April 19, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
Sources
- Wright, Albert (1878). No. 79 Mille Street, corner of Federal, Boston. Philadelphia: Hong, Wade & Co., Albert J. Wright, Printer. pp. 224–232. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
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Further reading
- Capace, Nancy (May 1, 2001). "Dictionary of Historic Places". The Encyclopedia of Rhode Island. St. Clair Shores, Michigan: Somerset Publishers, Inc., North American Book Dist LLC. p. 374. ISBN 9780403096107.
External links
- "Division Street Bridge" (Postcard, Lithograph). F. M. Kirby & Co, cardcow.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- "Harbor View from Division Street Bridge, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, PU" (Postcard, Lithograph). Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- Lavall, Brian (October 14, 2013). "Division Street Bridge (at sunset)" (Photograph). Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- "Rhode Island Picture Post Cards Division Street Bridge - Pawtucket, RI - 1912". Postal History Collection (Postcard, Lithograph). Rhode Island Historical Society. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- Wellman, James (November 2, 2013). "Pawtucket River Bridge & Division Street Bridge, Pawtucket, Rhode Island - HDR" (Photograph). Flickr. Retrieved February 26, 2015.