Guide to the Rhode Island Department of Transportation Historic Resources Archive Documentation and Archaeology Series records , 1997-2015
Rhode Island State Archives
Rhode Island State Archives
337 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 401-222-2353
Fax: 401-222-3199
email: statearchives@sos.ri.gov
Published in 2010
Collection Overview
| Title: | Rhode Island Department of Transportation Historic Resources Archive Documentation and Archaeology Series records |
| Date range: | 1997-2015 |
| Creator: | Rhode Island. Dept. of Transportation. |
| Extent: | 3.34 cubic feet other |
| Abstract: | The Rhode Island Department of Transportation Historic Resources Archive Documentation and Archaeology Series records consist of Archaeology Series publications and Historic Resources Archive records. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Rhode Island State Archives |
| Collection number: | 1997-55 |
Scope & content
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation Historic Resources Archive Documentation and Archaeology Series records consist of Archaeology Series publications and Historic Resources Archive records. The series include reports, maps and photographs.Access Points
Subject Organizations Subject Topics- Cultural property.
- Cultural property--Government policy.
- Cultural property--Law and legislation.
- Cultural property--Preservation.
- Cultural property--Protection.
- Historic preservation--Government policy--United States.
- Historic preservation--Law and legislation.
- Historic preservation--Law and legislation--United States.
- Historic preservation--Rhode Island.
- Preservation and restoration
Arrangement
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation Historic Resources Archive Documentation and Archaeology Series records are arranged into the following series:
- Series 1. Archaeology Series, 1997-2015
- Series 2. Historic Resources Archive, 1999-2015
Historical note
The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, was enacted by Congress to preserve and protect the nation’s historic buildings, neighborhoods, landscapes, and archaeological sites. Section 106 of the Act requires federal agencies to afford the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and opportunity to comment on activities and programs of the agency that may affect properties that are included or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | No special restrictions unless otherwise specified. |
| Use of the materials: | Copyright is in the public domain unless otherwise specified. We reserve the right to restrict reproduction of materials due to preservation concerns. |
| Preferred citation: | Rhode Island Department of Transportation Historic Resources Archive Documentation and Archaeology Series records, 1997-55, Rhode Island State Archives. |
| Contact information: | Rhode Island State Archives Rhode Island State Archives 337 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903 Tel: 401-222-2353 Fax: 401-222-3199 email: statearchives@sos.ri.gov |
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | Transferred from the Rhode Island Department of Transportation on April 21, 1997. |
| Accruals: | Accession 1997-55 RIDOT Archaeology Series No. 117 - Improvements to Interstate Route 195Accession 1998-86 RIDOT Archaeology Series No. 129 - Reconstruction of Route 102, 1998Accession 1998-87 RIDOT Archaeology Series No. 130 - Reconstruction of Division Road, 1998Accession 1999-18 RIDOT Archaeology Series No. 139 - Relocation of Route 403, East Greenwich to North Kingstown, 1998Accession 1999-39 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive - Providence Fruit/Warehouse, 1999Accession 1999-41 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive - Gansett Avenue Bridge No. 328, 1999Accession 1999-83 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive -Royal Mills Bridge No. 27, 1999Accession 1999-99 RIDOT Archaeology Series No. 140 - Rigney-Greene Site, Rt. 4 and US.1, 1999Accession 2000-30 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive - Rawson Road BridgeAccession 2002-45 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive - Washington Bridge, 2002Accession 2002-47 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive - Sakonnet Bridge, 2002Accession 2002-47 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive -Hicks Boiler Works, 2000Accession 2002-47 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive -Atlantic Rayon Company, 2000Accession 2002-47 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive -Providence Machine Company, 2000Accession 2003-40 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive - Jamestown Bridge, 2003Accession 2004-20 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive - Mapleville Bridge No. 337, 2004Accession 2004-54 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive - Vicinity of Berkeley Bridge No. 769, Martin Street Canal Bridge No. 774 and Blackstone CanalAccession 2006-13 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive - Newell Bridge, Cumberland 2006Accession 2006-18 RIDOT Archaeology Series No. 143 - Patriots Park Enhancement Project, 2005Accession 2007-29 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive - Crystal Ice and Cold Storage Company, Inc., 2006Accession 2008-37 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive - Shippee Bridge No 301Accession 2008-41 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive - Block Island State Airport, 2008Accession 2009-35 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive - Round Top Bridge, 2008 and Conant Street RR Bridge, 2006Accession 2010-06 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive - Stillwater Viaduct Bridge No. 278Accession 2010-38 RIDOT Archaeology Series No. 153- Replacement of the Pawtucket Bridge No. 550Accession 2011-16 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive - Chepachet Bridge No. 100Accession 2011-22 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive - Weekapaug Bridge No. 997Accession 2011-23 RIDOT Archaeology Series No. 150 - Downtown Improvement Project, Narragansett Avenue, JamestownAccession 2011-23 RIDOT Archaeology Series - Wellington Avenue Bridge Wetland Migration, FRIP C-2B WarwickAccession 2011-25 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive - Photographic Addendum - Jamestown Bridge No. 400, 2007Accession 2011-29 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive - Branch Avenue Bridge No. 976Accession 2011-48 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive - Randall Street Bridge No. 974Accession 2012-12 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive - West Street Railroad Bridge No. 401 and the Pocasset River Bridge No. 23Accession 2012-20 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive - Pastore Center Demolition Project, Buildings A and DAccession 2012-22 RIDOT Archaeology Series No. 155- Replacement of Ten Mile River Bridges Nos. 478 and 479Accession 2012-25 RIDOT Historic and Archaeological Resources Assessment-Technical Memorandum: Blackstone Valley Bikeway, Segment 3BAccession 2011-28 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive - Pawtucket-Central Falls Railroad StationAccession 2012-31 RIDOT Archaeology Series No. 162 - Replacement of Replacement of Central Bridge No. 182Accession 2012-37 RIDOT Archaeology Series No. 164 - Rehabilitation of Pocasset River Bridge No. 23Accession 2012-39 RIDOT Archaeology Series No. 157- Rehabilitation of Stillwater Viaduct Bridge No. 278 Smithfield, R.I.Accession 2012-39 RIDOT Archaeology Series No. 160- Coventry Greenway Shared-Use Path Coventry, R.I.Accession 2012-39 RIDOT Archaeology Series No. 161- Coventry Greenway Shared-Use Path (West) Coventry, R.I.Accession 2012-39 RIDOT Archaeology Series No. 163- Replacement of Providence Viaduct Bridge No. 578 Providence, R.I.Accession 2013-02 RIDOT Archaeology Series No. 166- 1R Highway Improvements to Route 44 Contract 3C, Glocester, RIAccession 2013-03 Slater Mill Parking Lot Reconstruction Roosevelt Avenue Transportation Enhancement ProjectAccession 2013-12 RIDOT Archaeology Series No. 151- Warwick-East Greenwich Bicycle Network, Warwick and EastAccession 2013-13 RIDOT Archaeology Series No. 165- Ten Mile River Greenway- Segment 7A, Pawtucket, R.I.Accession 2013-14 Finishes Investigation: Randall Street Bridge, No. 974, Providence, R.I.Accession 2013-15 Finishes Investigation: Atwells Avenue Bridge, No. 975, Providence, R.I.Accession 2013-17 RIDOT Archaeology Series No. 154- Replacement of Natick Bridge No. 383, Warwick and West Warwick, R.I.Accession 2013-18 Phase I(C) Archaeological Survey: Central Falls Landing Transportation Enhancement Project, Central Falls, R.I.Accession 2013-22 Phase I(a) Archaeological Disturbance Assessment Survey- Advance Improvements for Stillwater Viaduct Bridge No. 278 Detour Douglas Pike at Branch Pike and Douglass Pike at Farnum Pike, North Smithfield and Smithfield, R.I.Accession 2013-23 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive - Natick Bridge No. 383Accession 2013-53 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive - Documentation for Hopkins Mills Bridge No. 96Accession 2013-57 Final Phase I (c) Archaeological Survey Report for the Reconstruction of Two Mile Corner, Middletown, R.I.Accession 2013-58 RIDOT Archaeology Series No. 168- Final Phase I (c) Archaeological Survey Report for the ADA Improvements to East Main Road (Route 138) and Park Avenue, Portsmouth, R.I.Accession 2013-59 RIDOT Archaeology Series No. 167- Final Phase I (c) and Phase II Archaeological Investigations Report for the State Traffic Commission Signal Installations, Ten Rod Road (Route 102) at Autumn Drive, Lang Drive and Route 4 SB Ramp, North Kingstown, R.I.Accession 2014-01 Finishes Analysis Report for Clarence C. Hussey Memorial Bridge No. 11, North Kingstown, R.I.Accession 2014-22 Geo-Archaeological Analyses of Boring Samples Final Report, Replacement of Great Island Bridge No. 499, Narragansett, R.I.Accession 2014-36 RIDOT Archeology Series No. 171 - ADA Improvements to Greene Lane, Middletown, R.I.Accession 2014-41 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive Documentation for Morgan Avenue Bridge No. 1099Accession 2014-47 RIDOT RIDOT Archeology Series No. 173: Colt State Park Bike Path Connector, Bristol, R.I.Accession 2015-07 RIDOT RI Historic Resources Archive Documentation for Kingston Station Railroad Bridge No. 372Accession 2015-08 RIDOT Archeology Series No. 172: Trestle Trail Shared-Use Path-East, Coventry, R.I.Accession 2015-13 RIDOT Historic Resources American Engineering Documentation for Atwells Avenue Bridge No. 975Accession 2015-31 RIDOT Archeology Series No. 174: Improvements to I-95 and Route 4 Interchange, East Greenwich and Warwick, R.I.Accession 2015-35 RIDOT Archeology Series No. 170: Hurricane Sandy Type I Emergency Repairs Corn Neck Road and Spring Street, New Shoreham, R.I. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Kate Telford |
| Encoding: | Finding aid encoded by Kate Telford 2010 May 03 |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
Inventory
Series 1. Archaeology Series
| Container | Description | Date |
| No. 117 - Improvements to Interstate Route 195 Contents Note: Accession 1997-55 |
| No. 129 - Reconstruction of Route 102 Contents Note: Accession 1998-86 |
1998 |
| No. 130 - Reconstruction of Division Road Contents Note: Accession 1998-87 |
1998 |
| No. 139 - Relocation of Route 403, East Greenwich to North Kingstown Contents Note: Accession 1999-18 |
1998 |
| No. 140 - Rigney-Greene Site, Rt. 4 and US.1 Contents Note: Accession 1999-99 |
1999 |
| No. 143 - Patriots Park Enhancement Project Contents Note: Accession 2006-18 |
2005 |
| No. 153 - Replacement of Pawtucket Bridge No. 550 Contents Note: Accession 2010-38 |
2010 |
| No. 150 - Downtown Improvement Project, Narragansett Avenue, Jamestown Contents Note: Accession 2011-23 |
2010 |
| Wellington Avenue Bridge Wetland Migration, FRIP C-2B Warwick Contents Note: Accession 2011-23 |
2011 |
| Replacement of Ten Mile River Bridges Nos. 478 and 479 Contents Note: Accession 2012-22 |
2012 |
| Historic and Archaeological Resources Assessment-Technical Memorandum: Blackstone Valley Bikeway, Segment 3B Contents Note: Accession 2012-25 |
2012 |
| No. 162 - Replacement of Replacement of Central Bridge No. 182 Contents Note: Accession 2012-31 |
2012 |
| No. 164 - Rehabilitation of Pocasset River Bridge No. 23 Contents Note: Accession 2012-37 |
2012 |
| No. 157- Rehabilitation of Stillwater Viaduct Bridge No. 278 Contents Note: Accession 2012-39 |
2012 |
| No. 166- 1R Highway Improvements to Route 44 Contract 3C, Glocester, RI Contents Note: Accession 2013-02 |
2012 |
| Slater Mill Parking Lot Reconstruction Roosevelt Avenue Transportation Enhancement Project Contents Note: Accession 2013-03 |
2012 |
| No. 151- Warwick-East Greenwich Bicycle Network, Warwick and East Contents Note: Accession 2013-12 |
2012 |
| No. 165- Ten Mile River Greenway- Segment 7A, Pawtucket, R.I. Contents Note: Accession 2013-13 |
2012 |
| Finishes Investigation: Randall Street Bridge, No. 974, Providence, R.I. Contents Note: Accession 2013-14 |
2011 |
| Finishes Investigation: Atwells Avenue Bridge, No. 975, Providence, R.I. Contents Note: Accession 2013-15 |
2011 |
| Phase I(C) Archaeological Survey: Central Falls Landing Transportation Enhancement Project, Central Falls, R.I. Contents Note: Accession 2013-17 |
2013 |
| Archaeology Series No. 154 - Replacement of Natick Bridge No. 383, Warwick and West Warwick, R.I. Contents Note: Accession 2013-18 |
2011 |
| Phase I(a) Archaeological Disturbance Assessment Survey- Advance Improvements for Stillwater Viaduct Bridge No. 278 Detour Douglas Pike at Branch Pike and Douglass Pike at Farnum Pike, North Smithfield and Smithfield, R.I. Contents Note: Accession 2013-22 |
2012-2013 |
| Final Phase I (c) Archaeological Survey Report for the Reconstruction of Two Mile Corner, Middletown, R.I. Contents Note: Accession 2013-57 |
2013 |
| RIDOT Archaeology Series No. 168- Final Phase I (c) Archaeological Survey Report for the ADA Improvements to East Main Road (Route 138) and Park Avenue, Portsmouth, R.I. Contents Note: Accession 2013-58 |
2013 |
| RIDOT Archaeology Series No. 167- Final Phase I (c) and Phase II Archaeological Investigations Report for the State Traffic Commission Signal Installations, Ten Rod Road (Route 102) at Autumn Drive, Lang Drive and Route 4 SB Ramp, North Kingstown, R.I. Contents Note: Accession 2013-59 |
2013 |
| Finishes Analysis Report for Clarence C. Hussey Memorial Bridge No. 11, North Kingstown, R.I Contents Note: Accession 2014-01 |
2013 |
| Geo-Archaeological Analyses of Boring Samples Final Report, Replacement of Great Island Bridge No. 499, Narragansett, R.I. Contents Note: Accession 2014-22 |
2014 |
| RIDOT Archeology Series No. 171 - ADA Improvements to Greene Lane, Middletown, R.I. Contents Note: Accession 2014-36 |
2012-2014 |
| RIDOT Archeology Series No. 173: Colt State Park Bike Path Connector, Bristol, R.I. Contents Note: Accession 2014-47 |
2013-2014 |
| RIDOT Archeology Series No. 172: Trestle Trail Shared-Use Path-East, Coventry, R.I. Contents Note: Accession 2015-08 |
2012-2014 |
| RIDOT Archeology Series No. No. 174: Improvements to I-95 and Route 4 Interchange, East Greenwich and Warwick, R.I. Contents Note: Accession 2015-31 |
2013-2015 |
| RIDOT Archeology Series No. 170: Hurricane Sandy Type I Emergency Repairs Corn Neck Road and Spring Street, New Shoreham, R.I. Contents Note: Accession 2015-35 |
2012-2015 |
Series 2. Historic Resources Archive
| Container | Description | Date |
| Providence Fruit/Warehouse Contents Note: Accession 1999-39 |
1999 |
| Gansett Avenue Bridge No. 328 Contents Note: Accession 1999-41 |
1999 |
| Royal Mills Bridge Bridge No. 27 Contents Note: Accession 1999-83 |
1999 |
| Rawson Road Bridge Contents Note: Accession 2000-30 |
| Washington Bridge Contents Note: Accession 2002-45 |
2002 |
| Sakonnet Bridge Contents Note: Accession 2002-47 |
2002 |
| Providence Machine Company Contents Note: Accession 2002-47 |
2000 |
| Hicks Boiler Works Contents Note: Accession 2002-47 |
2000 |
| Atlantic Rayon Company Contents Note: Accession 2002-47 |
2000 |
| Mapleville Bridge No. 337 Contents Note: Accession 2004-20 |
2004 |
| Jamestown Bridge Contents Note: Accession 2003-40 |
2003 |
| Vicinity of Berkeley Bridge No. 769, Martin Street Canal Bridge No. 774 and Blackstone Canal Contents Note: Accession 2004-54 |
| Newell Bridge, Cumberland Contents Note: Accession 2006-13 |
2006 |
| Crystal Ice and Cold Storage Company, Inc. Contents Note: Accession 2007-29 |
2006 |
| Shippee Bridge No 301 Contents Note: Accession 2008-37 |
| Block Island State Airport Contents Note: Accession 2008-41 |
2008 |
| Round Top Bridge, 2008 and Conant Street RR Bridge, 2006 Contents Note: Accession 2009-35 |
2006, 2008 |
| Stillwater Viaduct Bridge No. 278 Contents Note: Accession 2010-06 |
| Chepachet Bridge No. 100 Contents Note: Accession 2011-16 |
2010 |
| Weekapaug Bridge No. 997 Contents Note: Accession 2011-22 |
2011 |
| Photographic Addendum - Jamestown Bridge No. 400 Contents Note: Accession 2011-25 |
2007 |
| Branch Avenue Bridge No. 976 Contents Note: Accession 2011-29 |
2011 |
| Randall Street Bridge No. 974 Contents Note: Accession 2011-48 |
2011 |
| West Street Railroad Bridge No. 401 and the Pocasset River Bridge No. 23 Contents Note: Accession 2012-12 |
2011 |
| Pastore Center Demolition Project, Buildings A and D Contents Note: Accession 2012-20 |
2012 |
| Pawtucket-Central Falls Railroad Station Contents Note: Accession 2012-28 |
2012 |
| Natick Bridge No. 383 Contents Note: Accession 2013-23 |
2010 |
| Hopkins Mills Bridge No. 96 Contents Note: Accession 2013-53 |
2013 |
| Morgan Avenue Bridge No. 1099 Contents Note: Accession 2014-41 |
2014 |
| Kingston Station Railroad Bridge No. 372 Contents Note: Accession 2015-07 |
2014-2015 |
| Atwells Avenue Bridge No. 975 Contents Note: Accession 2015-13 |
2010-2015 |