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
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
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
Seekonk River
…for skunk or for black goose. The river is home to the Brown University men's rowing team, India Point Park, Blackstone Park Conservation District, Crook Point Bascule Bridge, Narragansett Boat Club (the oldest rowing club in the country), Swan Point Cemetery, and the Bucklin Point waste-water treatment facility. The River…
The abandoned bridge in 2016
Postcard view of the then-new bridge, prior to the installation of catenary
View across the bridge in 2017