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News Release RI Department of Environmental Management 235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908 (401) 222-2771 TDD/(401) 222-4462
DEM CONSTRUCTING NEW COVERED BRIDGE WITH HANDICAPPED FISHING ACCESS AT ENTRANCE TO LINCOLN WOODS PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management announces that reconstruction of the Table Rock Road Bridge at the northeast entrance to Lincoln Woods State Park in Lincoln will begin this week.The current 53-foot-long bridge, built in the 1930s, will be removed, and replaced by a two-lane covered bridge of the same length. A fenced, handicapped-accessible fishing platform ranging from five to eight feet wide will be incorporated along the entire length of one side of the structure. Although the stone abutments for the old bridge will be retained, new concrete abutments will be constructed behind them, adding strength to the rustic style of the new structure. The new bridge was designed by Fuss & O'Neill, Inc. and Newport Collaborative Architects, Inc., both of Providence. Universal Construction, Inc. of Johnston is the contractor for the reconstruction project. Funds for the $654,500 construction project include $376,411 from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund and the balance from state recreational bond funds. The old bridge is being replaced because of structural deficiencies found during routine inspection by the Department of Transportation two years ago. At that time, DEM made short-term emergency repairs, reinforcing the center span of the bridge. The project is expected to take about six months, coinciding with the annual winter closing of Lincoln Woods to vehicular traffic. Pedestrians still have daytime access and parking at the beachfront off Twin River Road. -30- |
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