Crook Bridge Redesign - 5 Finalists Named

Crook Bridge Redesign - 5 Finalists Named

The city of Providence’s design competition to recreate and reimagine the abandoned and stuck bridge has been narrowed down to five finalists. 

The Crook Point Bascule Bridge is a steel railway drawbridge that once connected Providence’s Fox Point neighborhood to the City of East Providence across the Seekonk River. The bridge has been stuck in the upright position since 1976 when the bridge and tunnel were abandoned. 

The redesign competition had field fielded 80 entries. 

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In May 2021, one winning team will be announced and receive $10,000 upon award. Comments on the designs can be entered here.

The five finalists are:

 

Horsley Witten Group & Jonathan Harris — a Providence-based engineering and environmental consulting firm

 

 

James Carpenter Design Associates — a New York-based design firm led by a former RISD student and faculty member

 

 

 

Joshua Teas — an architect based in both Norway and Maine

 

 

 

PORT — a Philadelphia and Chicago-based design consultancy

 

 

Ultramoderne — a Providence-based architecture firm.

 

Video Wall Photo: Will Morgan