Crook Point Bascule Bridge

[Ademan]

If you've ever been through Providence, odds are you've seen this thing without ever giving it a second glance. It's actually a fairly rad place. Known more commonly as the Seekonk River Drawbridge, or as the Erection Bridge, this old lift bridge has been stuck in the open position, at a sixty five degree angle since its abandonment in 1976. Here's some shots from over the last few years.

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I actually just found this pano on the web, and thought I'd share that too since it's fairly rad, and gives a damned good feeling of being there yourself. This is not mine.
http://www.worldwidepanorama.org/worldwidepanorama/wwp906/html/DietrichNeumann-2723.html

[sewerRat21]

did u climb a portion opf the bridge?!? i give u credit for that 1 bro i did not have the balls for that

[Ademan]

I've yet to conquer that one. This summer...

In 19, my friend Doug is on top of the highest point, spinning steel wool though.

[Tmac02892]

Nice pictures.  There's something very appealing about truss and rails.