Interlaken Mill Bridge
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Interlaken Mill Bridge
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| image = CoventryRI_InterlakenMillBridge.jpg
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| location = Coventry, Rhode Island
| coordinates = {{coord|41|43|41|N|71|32|39|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Rhode Island#USA
| area =
| built = 1885
| architect = Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
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| added = December 22, 1978
| refnum = 78000064{{NRISref|2007a}}
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The Interlaken Mill Bridge is an historic bridge spanning the Pawtuxet River at the site of the former Arkwright and Interlaken mill complexes in Coventry, Rhode Island. The lenticular pony truss bridge was built in 1885 by the Interlaken Corporation to provide a direct connection between the mill sites, having recently (1883) acquired the Arkwright property. The trusses were manufactured by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of Berlin, Connecticut. The bridge is a single span measuring {{convert|92|ft|m}} in length and just under {{convert|19|ft|m}} in width, resting on stone abutments.{{cite web|url=http://www.preservation.ri.gov/pdfs_zips_downloads/national_pdfs/coventry/covn_main-street_interlaken-mill-bridge.pdf|title=NRHP nomination for Interlaken Mill Bridge|publisher=Rhode Island Preservation|accessdate=2014-07-30}}
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It is the only known lenticular pony truss bridge in Rhode Island.
As of 2015, the bridge is completely closed off to the public and no longer maintained. It has fallen into severe disrepair and is structurally unsound and unsafe to cross. With the closing and abandonment of the facilities on the south side of the river, and the eventual reclamation of nature to the location, the south side of the bridge leads only to thick woods and brush.
See also
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References
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{{National Register of Historic Places}}
Category:Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
Category:Bridges completed in 1885
Category:Buildings and structures in Coventry, Rhode Island
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Rhode Island
Category:1885 establishments in Rhode Island
Category:Bridges in Kent County, Rhode Island
Category:Lenticular truss bridges in the United States
Category:Metal bridges in the United States
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