Department of Transportation Bridge Section records
Scope and Contents
Records include field notes and data of bridges throughout the state. Also includes correspondence, daily reports, blueprints, lantern slides, test reports and bridge files.
Dates
- Creation: 1916-1972
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
No special restrictions unless otherwise specified.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is in the public domain unless otherwise specified. We reserve the right to restrict reproduction of materials due to preservation concerns.
Biographical / Historical
The Department of Transportation is responsible for the implementation of both short and long-term transportation improvements for the State of Rhode Island. Included in this effort is the maintenance of over 1,300 miles of roadways, 750 bridges and over 800 traffic signalization systems. The Department is also responsible for maintaining a continuing comprehensive transportation program by coordinating and performing planning functions for all modes of transportation.The mission of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation is to provide a safe, efficient, effective, environmentally, aesthetically and culturally sensitive intermodal transportation network that offers a variety of convenient, cost-effective mobility opportunities for people and the movement of goods supporting economic development and improved quality of life.
Bridge Maintnenace - Addresses bridge repairs on a day-to-day basis including deck and joint repairs, masonry repairs, cleaning, and other work, which generally is in urgent need of attention.
Extent
26.40 Cubic Feet (25 record cartons)
Abstract
Records of the Bridge Section of the Department of Transportation and predecessor agencies.
Rhode Island Digital Archives
Accruals
No accruals are anticipated at this time.
Source
- Rhode Island. Department of Transportation (1970-) (Organization)
Genre / Form
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Box: 1. Department of Transportation Bridge Section records (Text)
- Box: 2. Department of Transportation Bridge Section records (Text)
- Box: 3. Department of Transportation Bridge Section records (Text)
- Box: 4. Department of Transportation Bridge Section records (Text)
- Box: 5. Department of Transportation Bridge Section: Bridge Log Books (Text)
- Box: 6. Department of Transportation Bridge Section: Bridge Log Books (Text)
- Box: 7. Department of Transportation Bridge Section: Bridge Log Books (Text)
- Box: 8. Department of Transportation Division of Roads and Bridges: Daily Diaries, 1954-1972 (Text)
- Box: 9. Department of Transportation Bridge Section correspondence (between Dept. of Roads and Bridges and Dept. of Public Works), 1937-1938 (Text)
- Box: 10. Department of Transportation Bridge Section correspondence (between Dept. of Roads and Bridges and Dept. of Public Works), 1939-1941, 1942 (A-R) (Text)
- Box: 11. Department of Transportation Bridge Section correspondence (between Dept. of Roads and Bridges and Dept. of Public Works), 1942-1948 (Text)
- Box: 12. Department of Transportation Bridge Section: Daily Reports, 1937-1943 (Text)
- Box: 13. Department of Transportation Bridge Section: Stone Bridge Daily Reports, 1944-1950 and Wind Observations, 1946-1950 (Text)
- Box: 14. Department of Transportation Bridge Section: Washington Bridge Daily Reports, 1938-1944 (Text)
- Box: 15. Department of Transportation Bridge Section: Washington Bridge Daily Reports, 1945-1950; Summary of River Traffic and Phone Calls: Stone Bridge and Washington Bridge, 1943-1947 (Text)
- Box: 16. Department of Transportation Bridge Section: Olneyville Expressway/Square contracts, appraisal statements, and material records (Text)
- Box: 17. Department of Transportation Bridge Section: Bridge Contract Papers (Text)
- Box: 18. Department of Administration Accounts and Control Division: State Highway Program records, 1942-1967 (Text)
- Box: 19. Department of Transportation Blueprints and Plans. 1958-1961 (Text)
- Box: 20. Department of Transportation Olneyville Expressway/Square Right-of-Way, Pile Driving, and Survey field notes, 1948-1953 (Text)
- Box: 21. Department of Transportation Bridge Books field notes, data, records, and reports (Text)
- Box: 22. Department of Transportation Material Test reports (Text)
- Box: 1. Department of Transportation lantern slides (formerly Box 18), c. 1927-1940 (Graphic Materials)
- Box: 2. Department of Transportation lantern slides (formerly Box 18), c. 1927-1940 (Graphic Materials)
- Box: 3. Department of Transportation lantern slides (formerly Box 18), c. 1927-1940 (Graphic Materials)
Repository Details
Part of the Rhode Island State Archives Repository
