Is saving the Crook Point Bascule Bridge worth it?

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PROVIDENCE MAYOR BRETT P. SMILEY is backing legislation to create a special authority to oversee the maintenance and redevelopment of the Crook Point Bascule Bridge over the Seekonk River before the state demolishes it. In 2021, the city held a design competition for the bridge. The winning design, seen above, came from Horsley Witten Group & Jonathan Harris. The plans were never acted upon. / COURTESY CITY OF PROVIDENCE
PROVIDENCE MAYOR BRETT P. SMILEY is backing legislation to create a special authority to oversee the maintenance and redevelopment of the Crook Point Bascule Bridge over the Seekonk River before the state demolishes it. In 2021, the city held a design competition for the bridge. The winning design, seen above, came from Horsley Witten Group & Jonathan Harris. The plans were never acted upon. / COURTESY CITY OF PROVIDENCE

The Crook Point Bascule Bridge, abandoned for nearly 50 years over the Seekonk River, sits at a crossroads, costing the state $10,000 a month while the city of Providence tries to figure out a way to save what has become an unintentional local icon. The latest chapter of that effort: Mayor Brett P. Smiley is

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  1. Definitely worth saving! It is a symbol of Rhode Island’s precedence in the 19th and mid-20th of railroad infrastructure as well as Rhode Island’s industrial past. If New York and Chicago can do it, we can do it!