Providence & Worcester railroad bridge
Providence & Worcester bridge at Middletown | |
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Crosses | Connecticut River |
Locale | Middletown, Connecticut to Portland, Connecticut |
Maintained by | ConnDOT[1] |
Characteristics | |
Design | rail swing truss bridge |
Clearance below | 25 ft (7.62 m) |
The Providence and Worcester Railroad Bridge is a swing truss bridge crossing the Connecticut River in Middletown, Connecticut. It carried the New York and Boston Air Line Railroad over the river to Portland, Connecticut. The bridge is used by the Providence & Worcester Railroad to serve two customers in Portland. Since the bridge is usually left open, it may appear inactive.[citation needed] However, trains regularly cross the river carrying paper products and demolition debris.[citation needed] It is visible from Route 9.
The bridge was featured prominently in the video for the 1993 Billy Joel hit "The River of Dreams". Joel and three backup singers appear throughout the video standing on the western span of the bridge, with the open center section of the bridge behind them.
Image gallery
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IMG 4102 Providence and Worcester bridge underside.jpg
Underside of the Providence & Worcester Bridge in Middletown, Connecticut, over the Connecticut River on the Route 9 side.
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IMG 4108 Providence and Worcester bridge deck.jpg
Standing off the western end of the bridge, this image shows the deck of the Providence and Worcester bridge at Middletown, Connecticut.
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Middletown, CT - rail tracks east of Main St 01.jpg
Seen from Middletown's Main Street.
See also
External links
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- Providence & Worcester Railroad Bridge at StructuraeLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- YouTube: Billy Joel's The River of Dreams music video
References
- ↑ e-mail from Stanley C. Juber, ConnDOT
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