heavily. Included in Transit 2020's first report was an analysis describing the East Side Railroad Tunnel and Seekonk River Bridge line as a potential corridor for a light rail or bus rapid transit system. In 2018, RIDOT indicated plans to demolish the bridge in 2026-2027. In 2019, the city offered to take ownership of the bridge to prevent demolition. The city held a design contest for reuse of the bridge; the winning proposal, announced in June 2021, would turn the trestle sections of the bridge into a public park. On June 29, 2021, the bascule span was damaged by a fire of unknown origin. A RIDOT inspection in July found that the steel structure was not damaged, allowing plans to transfer ownership to the city to move forward. Despite this, by mid-2022 all plans to convert the bridge into a park have since been indefinitely postponed or canceled. There are no current plans to redevelop or demolish the bridge. See also India Point Railroad Bridge Sakonnet River rail bridge References External links 360-degree Interactive Panorama Rhode Island Art In Ruins: Seekonk River Bridge Urbanism in the Archaeological Record Transit2020.com Bridge video Another article about the bridge Railroad bridges in Rhode Island Bascule bridges in the United States Bridges in Providence County, Rhode Island Bridges completed in 1908 Former railway bridges in the United States Landmarks in Rhode Island 1908 establishments in Rhode Island Steel bridges in the United States