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Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman Drive, Woonsocket, Providence County, RI

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman D...

Significance: The Court Street Bridge is a rare example of a late 19th century steel deck truss. The bridge embodies the following distinctive characteristics of the period: Pratt design, fabrication by an ind... More

Blackstone Canal, Canal Tender's House, Blackstone River, Washington Highway Vicinity, Ashton, Providence County, RI

Blackstone Canal, Canal Tender's House, Blackstone River, Washington H...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blackstone River, Blackstone Canal, & Providence & Worcester Railroad, Ashton, Providence County, RI

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blacksto...

Significance: The Ashton Viaduct is one of the State of Rhode Island's largest engineering projects. It is a fine example of open spandrel design and, as the northern terminus of the Washington Highway, an imp... More

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman Drive, Woonsocket, Providence County, RI

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman D...

Significance: The Court Street Bridge is a rare example of a late 19th century steel deck truss. The bridge embodies the following distinctive characteristics of the period: Pratt design, fabrication by an ind... More

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blackstone River, Blackstone Canal, & Providence & Worcester Railroad, Ashton, Providence County, RI

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blacksto...

Significance: The Ashton Viaduct is one of the State of Rhode Island's largest engineering projects. It is a fine example of open spandrel design and, as the northern terminus of the Washington Highway, an imp... More

Blackstone Canal, Blackstone River & Washington Highway (Quinnville), Ashton, Providence County, RI

Blackstone Canal, Blackstone River & Washington Highway (Quinnville), ...

Significance: The Blackstone canal was one of the regions first long distance transportation systems. It was one of the waterways that helped to spawn the industrial development that took place in the Blacksto... More

Blackstone Canal, Blackstone River & Washington Highway (Quinnville), Ashton, Providence County, RI

Blackstone Canal, Blackstone River & Washington Highway (Quinnville), ...

Significance: The Blackstone canal was one of the regions first long distance transportation systems. It was one of the waterways that helped to spawn the industrial development that took place in the Blacksto... More

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman Drive, Woonsocket, Providence County, RI

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman D...

Significance: The Court Street Bridge is a rare example of a late 19th century steel deck truss. The bridge embodies the following distinctive characteristics of the period: Pratt design, fabrication by an ind... More

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman Drive, Woonsocket, Providence County, RI

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman D...

Significance: The Court Street Bridge is a rare example of a late 19th century steel deck truss. The bridge embodies the following distinctive characteristics of the period: Pratt design, fabrication by an ind... More

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman Drive, Woonsocket, Providence County, RI

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman D...

Significance: The Court Street Bridge is a rare example of a late 19th century steel deck truss. The bridge embodies the following distinctive characteristics of the period: Pratt design, fabrication by an ind... More

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blackstone River, Blackstone Canal, & Providence & Worcester Railroad, Ashton, Providence County, RI

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blacksto...

Significance: The Ashton Viaduct is one of the State of Rhode Island's largest engineering projects. It is a fine example of open spandrel design and, as the northern terminus of the Washington Highway, an imp... More

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blackstone River, Blackstone Canal, & Providence & Worcester Railroad, Ashton, Providence County, RI

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blacksto...

Significance: The Ashton Viaduct is one of the State of Rhode Island's largest engineering projects. It is a fine example of open spandrel design and, as the northern terminus of the Washington Highway, an imp... More

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone River & Branch Street, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone R...

Significance: Erected in 1897, the five-span, 376-foot Blackstone River Railroad Bridge carries both main line tracks of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor over the Blackstone River and Branch Street. This riveted ... More

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone River & Branch Street, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone R...

Significance: Erected in 1897, the five-span, 376-foot Blackstone River Railroad Bridge carries both main line tracks of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor over the Blackstone River and Branch Street. This riveted ... More

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone River & Branch Street, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone R...

Significance: Erected in 1897, the five-span, 376-foot Blackstone River Railroad Bridge carries both main line tracks of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor over the Blackstone River and Branch Street. This riveted ... More

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blackstone River, Blackstone Canal, & Providence & Worcester Railroad, Ashton, Providence County, RI

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blacksto...

Significance: The Ashton Viaduct is one of the State of Rhode Island's largest engineering projects. It is a fine example of open spandrel design and, as the northern terminus of the Washington Highway, an imp... More

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blackstone River, Blackstone Canal, & Providence & Worcester Railroad, Ashton, Providence County, RI

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blacksto...

Significance: The Ashton Viaduct is one of the State of Rhode Island's largest engineering projects. It is a fine example of open spandrel design and, as the northern terminus of the Washington Highway, an imp... More

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blackstone River, Blackstone Canal, & Providence & Worcester Railroad, Ashton, Providence County, RI

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blacksto...

Significance: The Ashton Viaduct is one of the State of Rhode Island's largest engineering projects. It is a fine example of open spandrel design and, as the northern terminus of the Washington Highway, an imp... More

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blackstone River, Blackstone Canal, & Providence & Worcester Railroad, Ashton, Providence County, RI

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blacksto...

Significance: The Ashton Viaduct is one of the State of Rhode Island's largest engineering projects. It is a fine example of open spandrel design and, as the northern terminus of the Washington Highway, an imp... More

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman Drive, Woonsocket, Providence County, RI

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman D...

Significance: The Court Street Bridge is a rare example of a late 19th century steel deck truss. The bridge embodies the following distinctive characteristics of the period: Pratt design, fabrication by an ind... More

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blackstone River, Blackstone Canal, & Providence & Worcester Railroad, Ashton, Providence County, RI

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blacksto...

Significance: The Ashton Viaduct is one of the State of Rhode Island's largest engineering projects. It is a fine example of open spandrel design and, as the northern terminus of the Washington Highway, an imp... More

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman Drive, Woonsocket, Providence County, RI

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman D...

Significance: The Court Street Bridge is a rare example of a late 19th century steel deck truss. The bridge embodies the following distinctive characteristics of the period: Pratt design, fabrication by an ind... More

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman Drive, Woonsocket, Providence County, RI

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman D...

Significance: The Court Street Bridge is a rare example of a late 19th century steel deck truss. The bridge embodies the following distinctive characteristics of the period: Pratt design, fabrication by an ind... More

Blackstone Canal Worcester-Millbury Segment, Eastern bank of Blackstone River, Millbury, Worcester County, MA

Blackstone Canal Worcester-Millbury Segment, Eastern bank of Blackston...

Significance: The Blackstone Canal, completed in 1828, was a major engineering accomplishment of the second quarter of the nineteenth century. Its construction was a pivotal event in the social and economic de... More

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone River & Branch Street, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone R...

Significance: Erected in 1897, the five-span, 376-foot Blackstone River Railroad Bridge carries both main line tracks of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor over the Blackstone River and Branch Street. This riveted ... More

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone River & Branch Street, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone R...

Significance: Erected in 1897, the five-span, 376-foot Blackstone River Railroad Bridge carries both main line tracks of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor over the Blackstone River and Branch Street. This riveted ... More

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blackstone River, Blackstone Canal, & Providence & Worcester Railroad, Ashton, Providence County, RI

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blacksto...

Significance: The Ashton Viaduct is one of the State of Rhode Island's largest engineering projects. It is a fine example of open spandrel design and, as the northern terminus of the Washington Highway, an imp... More

Blackstone Canal, Blackstone River & Washington Highway (Quinnville), Ashton, Providence County, RI

Blackstone Canal, Blackstone River & Washington Highway (Quinnville), ...

Significance: The Blackstone canal was one of the regions first long distance transportation systems. It was one of the waterways that helped to spawn the industrial development that took place in the Blacksto... More

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman Drive, Woonsocket, Providence County, RI

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman D...

Significance: The Court Street Bridge is a rare example of a late 19th century steel deck truss. The bridge embodies the following distinctive characteristics of the period: Pratt design, fabrication by an ind... More

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman Drive, Woonsocket, Providence County, RI

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman D...

Significance: The Court Street Bridge is a rare example of a late 19th century steel deck truss. The bridge embodies the following distinctive characteristics of the period: Pratt design, fabrication by an ind... More

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone River & Branch Street, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone R...

Significance: Erected in 1897, the five-span, 376-foot Blackstone River Railroad Bridge carries both main line tracks of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor over the Blackstone River and Branch Street. This riveted ... More

View of the Blackstone River, once called "the hardest-working river in America" because of its profusion of mills that drew power from the many falls of on the steeply dropping river from Providence, Rhode Island to Worcester, Massachusetts

View of the Blackstone River, once called "the hardest-working river i...

This view is in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The building with a tower is the 1790s-vintage Slater Mill, America's first water-powered cotton-spinning mill, modeled after those established in England. Title, date a... More

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blackstone River, Blackstone Canal, & Providence & Worcester Railroad, Ashton, Providence County, RI

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blacksto...

Significance: The Ashton Viaduct is one of the State of Rhode Island's largest engineering projects. It is a fine example of open spandrel design and, as the northern terminus of the Washington Highway, an imp... More

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman Drive, Woonsocket, Providence County, RI

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman D...

Significance: The Court Street Bridge is a rare example of a late 19th century steel deck truss. The bridge embodies the following distinctive characteristics of the period: Pratt design, fabrication by an ind... More

Blackstone Canal Worcester-Millbury Segment, Eastern bank of Blackstone River, Millbury, Worcester County, MA

Blackstone Canal Worcester-Millbury Segment, Eastern bank of Blackston...

Significance: The Blackstone Canal, completed in 1828, was a major engineering accomplishment of the second quarter of the nineteenth century. Its construction was a pivotal event in the social and economic de... More

Blackstone Canal Worcester-Millbury Segment, Eastern bank of Blackstone River, Millbury, Worcester County, MA

Blackstone Canal Worcester-Millbury Segment, Eastern bank of Blackston...

Significance: The Blackstone Canal, completed in 1828, was a major engineering accomplishment of the second quarter of the nineteenth century. Its construction was a pivotal event in the social and economic de... More

Blackstone Canal Worcester-Millbury Segment, Eastern bank of Blackstone River, Millbury, Worcester County, MA

Blackstone Canal Worcester-Millbury Segment, Eastern bank of Blackston...

Significance: The Blackstone Canal, completed in 1828, was a major engineering accomplishment of the second quarter of the nineteenth century. Its construction was a pivotal event in the social and economic de... More

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone River & Branch Street, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone R...

Significance: Erected in 1897, the five-span, 376-foot Blackstone River Railroad Bridge carries both main line tracks of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor over the Blackstone River and Branch Street. This riveted ... More

Albion Bridge, School Street, Spanning Blackstone River, Cumberland, Providence County, RI

Albion Bridge, School Street, Spanning Blackstone River, Cumberland, P...

Survey number: HAER RI-21 Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blackstone River, Blackstone Canal, & Providence & Worcester Railroad, Ashton, Providence County, RI

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blacksto...

Significance: The Ashton Viaduct is one of the State of Rhode Island's largest engineering projects. It is a fine example of open spandrel design and, as the northern terminus of the Washington Highway, an imp... More

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blackstone River, Blackstone Canal, & Providence & Worcester Railroad, Ashton, Providence County, RI

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blacksto...

Significance: The Ashton Viaduct is one of the State of Rhode Island's largest engineering projects. It is a fine example of open spandrel design and, as the northern terminus of the Washington Highway, an imp... More

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blackstone River, Blackstone Canal, & Providence & Worcester Railroad, Ashton, Providence County, RI

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blacksto...

Significance: The Ashton Viaduct is one of the State of Rhode Island's largest engineering projects. It is a fine example of open spandrel design and, as the northern terminus of the Washington Highway, an imp... More

Blackstone Canal, Blackstone River & Washington Highway (Quinnville), Ashton, Providence County, RI

Blackstone Canal, Blackstone River & Washington Highway (Quinnville), ...

Significance: The Blackstone canal was one of the regions first long distance transportation systems. It was one of the waterways that helped to spawn the industrial development that took place in the Blacksto... More

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman Drive, Woonsocket, Providence County, RI

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman D...

Significance: The Court Street Bridge is a rare example of a late 19th century steel deck truss. The bridge embodies the following distinctive characteristics of the period: Pratt design, fabrication by an ind... More

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman Drive, Woonsocket, Providence County, RI

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman D...

Significance: The Court Street Bridge is a rare example of a late 19th century steel deck truss. The bridge embodies the following distinctive characteristics of the period: Pratt design, fabrication by an ind... More

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman Drive, Woonsocket, Providence County, RI

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman D...

Significance: The Court Street Bridge is a rare example of a late 19th century steel deck truss. The bridge embodies the following distinctive characteristics of the period: Pratt design, fabrication by an ind... More

Albion Bridge, School Street, Spanning Blackstone River, Cumberland, Providence County, RI

Albion Bridge, School Street, Spanning Blackstone River, Cumberland, P...

Survey number: HAER RI-21 Public domain photograph of a bridge over the river, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blackstone River, Blackstone Canal, & Providence & Worcester Railroad, Ashton, Providence County, RI

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blacksto...

Significance: The Ashton Viaduct is one of the State of Rhode Island's largest engineering projects. It is a fine example of open spandrel design and, as the northern terminus of the Washington Highway, an imp... More

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blackstone River, Blackstone Canal, & Providence & Worcester Railroad, Ashton, Providence County, RI

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blacksto...

Significance: The Ashton Viaduct is one of the State of Rhode Island's largest engineering projects. It is a fine example of open spandrel design and, as the northern terminus of the Washington Highway, an imp... More

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman Drive, Woonsocket, Providence County, RI

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman D...

Significance: The Court Street Bridge is a rare example of a late 19th century steel deck truss. The bridge embodies the following distinctive characteristics of the period: Pratt design, fabrication by an ind... More

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman Drive, Woonsocket, Providence County, RI

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman D...

Significance: The Court Street Bridge is a rare example of a late 19th century steel deck truss. The bridge embodies the following distinctive characteristics of the period: Pratt design, fabrication by an ind... More

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blackstone River, Blackstone Canal, & Providence & Worcester Railroad, Ashton, Providence County, RI

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blacksto...

Significance: The Ashton Viaduct is one of the State of Rhode Island's largest engineering projects. It is a fine example of open spandrel design and, as the northern terminus of the Washington Highway, an imp... More

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman Drive, Woonsocket, Providence County, RI

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman D...

Significance: The Court Street Bridge is a rare example of a late 19th century steel deck truss. The bridge embodies the following distinctive characteristics of the period: Pratt design, fabrication by an ind... More

Woonsocket Falls in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, located in an area now known as Market Square, is the largest waterfall on the Blackstone River

Woonsocket Falls in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, located in an area now k...

As part of a flood control project that followed a devastatomg 1955 flood, significant changes were made to the Woonsocket Falls. Tons of glacial rock which formed the original falls were cut away, the old dam ... More

Blackstone Canal, Blackstone River & Washington Highway (Quinnville), Ashton, Providence County, RI

Blackstone Canal, Blackstone River & Washington Highway (Quinnville), ...

Significance: The Blackstone canal was one of the regions first long distance transportation systems. It was one of the waterways that helped to spawn the industrial development that took place in the Blacksto... More

Albion Bridge, School Street, Spanning Blackstone River, Cumberland, Providence County, RI

Albion Bridge, School Street, Spanning Blackstone River, Cumberland, P...

Survey number: HAER RI-21 Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Albion Bridge, School Street, Spanning Blackstone River, Cumberland, Providence County, RI

Albion Bridge, School Street, Spanning Blackstone River, Cumberland, P...

Survey number: HAER RI-21 Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Albion Bridge, School Street, Spanning Blackstone River, Cumberland, Providence County, RI

Albion Bridge, School Street, Spanning Blackstone River, Cumberland, P...

Survey number: HAER RI-21 Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blackstone River, Blackstone Canal, & Providence & Worcester Railroad, Ashton, Providence County, RI

Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blacksto...

Significance: The Ashton Viaduct is one of the State of Rhode Island's largest engineering projects. It is a fine example of open spandrel design and, as the northern terminus of the Washington Highway, an imp... More

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman Drive, Woonsocket, Providence County, RI

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman D...

Significance: The Court Street Bridge is a rare example of a late 19th century steel deck truss. The bridge embodies the following distinctive characteristics of the period: Pratt design, fabrication by an ind... More

Part of the 1790s-vintage Slater Mill complex in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, modeled after cotton spinning mills established in England

Part of the 1790s-vintage Slater Mill complex in Pawtucket, Rhode Isla...

It can be argued that the Industrial Revolution began here, at least in the United States. On the adjacent Blackstone River, Samuel Slater was the first in the New World to build a water-powered, cotton-spinnin... More

Albion Bridge, School Street, Spanning Blackstone River, Cumberland, Providence County, RI

Albion Bridge, School Street, Spanning Blackstone River, Cumberland, P...

Survey number: HAER RI-21 Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View of the Blackstone River, once called "the hardest-working river in America" because of its profusion of mills that drew power from the many falls of on the steeply dropping river from Providence, Rhode Island to Worcester, Massachusetts

View of the Blackstone River, once called "the hardest-working river i...

This view is in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The building with a tower is the 1790s-vintage Slater Mill, America's first water-powered cotton-spinning mill, modeled after those established in England. Title, date a... More

Albion Bridge, School Street, Spanning Blackstone River, Cumberland, Providence County, RI

Albion Bridge, School Street, Spanning Blackstone River, Cumberland, P...

Survey number: HAER RI-21 Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Albion Bridge, School Street, Spanning Blackstone River, Cumberland, Providence County, RI

Albion Bridge, School Street, Spanning Blackstone River, Cumberland, P...

Survey number: HAER RI-21 Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Albion Bridge, School Street, Spanning Blackstone River, Cumberland, Providence County, RI

Albion Bridge, School Street, Spanning Blackstone River, Cumberland, P...

Survey number: HAER RI-21 Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Woonsocket Falls in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, located in an area now known as Market Square, is the largest waterfall on the Blackstone River

Woonsocket Falls in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, located in an area now k...

As part of a flood control project that followed a devastatomg 1955 flood, significant changes were made to the Woonsocket Falls. Tons of glacial rock which formed the original falls were cut away, the old dam ... More

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman Drive, Woonsocket, Providence County, RI

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman D...

Significance: The Court Street Bridge is a rare example of a late 19th century steel deck truss. The bridge embodies the following distinctive characteristics of the period: Pratt design, fabrication by an ind... More

Slater Mill, Off Main Street on Blackstone River, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI

Slater Mill, Off Main Street on Blackstone River, Pawtucket, Providenc...

For additional documentation, see also Slater Mill (HAER RI-1). Survey number: HABS RI-82 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000001

Albion Bridge, School Street, Spanning Blackstone River, Cumberland, Providence County, RI

Albion Bridge, School Street, Spanning Blackstone River, Cumberland, P...

Survey number: HAER RI-21 Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Albion Bridge, School Street, Spanning Blackstone River, Cumberland, Providence County, RI

Albion Bridge, School Street, Spanning Blackstone River, Cumberland, P...

Survey number: HAER RI-21 Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman Drive, Woonsocket, Providence County, RI

Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman D...

Significance: The Court Street Bridge is a rare example of a late 19th century steel deck truss. The bridge embodies the following distinctive characteristics of the period: Pratt design, fabrication by an ind... More