Crook Point Bascule Bridge
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The Crook Point Bascule Bridge is a defunct Scherzer rolling lift railway bridge that spans the Seekonk River, connecting Providence to East Providence, Rhode Island. Since its abandonment in 1976, it
The abandoned bridge in 2016
Postcard view of the then-new bridge, prior to the installation of catenary
View across the bridge in 2017
Seekonk River
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The Seekonk River is a tidal extension of the Providence River in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows approximately 5 km. The name may be derived from an Algonquian word for skunk or for black go
Crook Point Bascule Bridge
…The Crook Point Bascule Bridge (or the Seekonk River Drawbridge) is a defunct Scherzer rolling lift railway bridge that spans the Seekonk River, connecting Providence to East Providence, Rhode Island. Since its abandonment in 1976, it has been stuck in the open position and is known to nearby…
Seekonk River at Providence, Rhode Island, with a view of the Crook Point Bascule Bridge
1847 painting by James Sullivan Lincoln
Slate Rock memorial
Looking out at the Henderson Bridge from Blackstone Park