Talk:Washington Bridge (Providence, Rhode Island)

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Construction[edit]

The RI DOT's web page specifically states that the reconstruction/replacement of the Washington Bridge is NOT part of the I-way project (though the two projects are happening on adjacent pieces of road).

http://www.dot.state.ri.us/projects/construction/images/washbr/index.htm

Seekonk River Rail Road Bridge[edit]

I don't think this section belongs in the article. An article about that bridge already exists, the Crook Point Bascule Bridge. I suggest merging this section into that article while adding an entry for it under a "See also" heading here. This comment also applies to the same section in the Henderson Bridge article. Waz8 (talk) 23:59, 15 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Completed! Waz8 (talk) 05:17, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Rochambeau crossing[edit]

I happened to notice this edit removing statement that Rochambeau's army crossed at about this location during the American Revolutionary War. It was dropped with edit summary asserting that the sentence was not sourced. Is that correct? I don't have access to the source for that paragraph, which I assume would have been the source for that sentence. It is a loss to the article because it gives deeper context for the location as a crossing point, and it undermines the lede mention that a pedestrian span is part of the modern-day Rochambeau trail. To the editor, could you please reconsider? If you have the source, please explain. If you don't have the source, then please revert your edit. --do ncr am 03:12, 9 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I provided the source for that paragraph, which does not mention anything about Rochambeau's crossing. That sentence was added by someone else after I had written the paragraph. While it may be a true statement -- and I'm not opposed to having it in the article -- I don't believe it belongs in the same paragraph describing the previous bridges. However, considering you would like it to remain, I will attempt to locate a source and place it somewhere else in the article. Thanks for your feedback! Waz⁸:T-C-E 04:18, 9 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for considering my comment and planning to try to accommodate about it. I do appreciate your flexibility. Sincerely, --do ncr am 23:37, 9 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome ... and I appreciate you politely stating your case. Unfortunately, not all editors take this approach when encountering an edit to which they object! Anyway, the problem I had with the sentence not being sourced is that the site of the current span would have been an unlikely point to cross the Seekonk River. Narrower crossings served by ferries existed at both southern (India Point) and northern (Narrow Passage) locations before any bridges were built. (I should probably add that to the article as well.) So, I would really like to find a source that specifically references the current span's location as a crossing point. If not, since there is documentation confirming Rochambeau's army did cross the Seekonk River somewhere, describing the location as the "general vicinity of the current span" would probably suffice. Waz⁸:T-C-E 02:52, 10 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I have attempted to locate a reliable source confirming that Rochambeau's army crossed the Seekonk River at the location of the current bridge. However, the most definitive statement I can find is, "Rochambeau and a contingent of 3,600 French soldiers departed Newport for Providence. They arrived in small boats, though many ran aground and were forced to spend the night on the water waiting for the tide to rise. They put in at the location where the historic State Pier No. 1 would later be built."^[1] However, this site is near the Iway bridge, and they would not have needed to even pass the location of the current (or any previous) Washington Bridge when sailing from Newport. This seems to imply that other sources have generalized the location, which is not really that close. Waz⁸:T-C-E 18:07, 4 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Geake, Robert A. (2013). A History of the Providence River: with the Moshassuck, Woonasquatucket and Seekonk Tributaries. Charleston, SC: The Histotry Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-60949-902-0.

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[1] Geake, Robert A. (2013). A History of the Providence River: with the Moshassuck, Woonasquatucket and Seekonk Tributaries. Charleston, SC: The Histotry Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-60949-902-0.

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