Project Data

Project Costs:
$72,000 Removal from Smithfield (covered by RIDOT/FHWA)
$ 8,525 Rehabilitate existing structure.
$ 3,650 Sandblasting and painting.
$17,110 Erect bridge on new site.
$52,850 Granite block foundation
$3,350 Transport
$49,500 Construction block
$ 9,320 Scaffolding and temporary bracing.
$ 4,500 Install new railing.
$ 5,000 Mobilization and demolition costs.
$26,753 Overhead, profit, etc.

Structure:
Stillwater Road (Shea) Bridge
Valley Falls Heritage Park
Comer of Mill and Broad Streets Cumberland, Rhode Island.

Owner:
Town of Cumberland.

Project Dates:
1993-1995
Dedication Ceremony October 28, 1994

Landscape Architect: Gates/Leighton & Associates, Inc.
East Providence, Rhode Island.

Engineer:
Beta Engineering, Inc. Lincoln, Rhode Island.
RIDOT
(Design and funding for bridge removal)
Rhode Island Department of Transportation
Providence, Rhode Island

This PRESERVATION TECH NOTE was prepared by Preservation Services, Heritage Preservation Services Program, National Center for Cultural Resource Stewardship and Partnerships, National Park Service. Charles E. Fisher serves as Technical Editor of the series. Kay D. Weeks is Tech Note editor. Dahlia Dandridge provided essential support services. Eric Deloney, Chief, Historic American Buildings Survey, offered expert advice in the formative stage of the publication. Finally, special thanks go to Pat Tiller, Heritage Preservation Services, National Park Service; Michael Hebert, Rhode Island Department of Transportation; David Bouley, Town of Cumberland; and Don Leighton, Beta Engineering, for their U careful review of the draft manuscript.
Cover Photo: Rhode Island Department of Public Works.

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