Division Street Bridge (Rhode Island)

Division Street Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Division Street Bridge in 2008; old I-95 Pawtucket River Bridge noted in the rear
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Location	Pawtucket, Rhode Island, US
Coordinates	41°52′20″N 71°23′6″W / 41.87222°N 71.38500°W / 41.87222; -71.38500
Built	1876
Architect	Cushing & Co., Horace Foster
MPS	Pawtucket MRA
NRHP reference No.	83003810 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1983

The Division Street Bridge is an historic roadway and sidewalk stone arch bridge in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, carrying Division Street over the Seekonk River. The structure was built in 1875–1877 at a cost of USD$95,000. It is a nine-span stone and brick bridge with a total length of about 450 feet (140 m), making it the "finest and longest" stone arch bridge in the state. It is said to be a symbolic icon of the unity of the two neighborhoods, which are divided by the river, coming together as the Town of Pawtucket. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Although it may be "functionally obsolete" relative to traffic patterns and in need of repairs, it is considered to be architecturally and historically significant.