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Date
4-1-1979
Description
Aerial image of Roger Williams University and the Mount Hope Bridge in Bristol, Rhode Island when the school was still called Roger Williams College. The Mount Hope Bridge was constructed between 1927 and 1929. In 1956, the college purchased this waterfront land just north of the bridge in Bristol and became a two-year institution named Roger Williams Junior College until 1992 when it was renamed Roger Williams University.
Creator 2 Role
Architects for Roger Williams Unviersity
Creator 3 Role
Architects for Mount Hope Bridge
Building Type
University Building
Subject Headings
Aerial views -- Roger Williams Junior College (Bristol, RI); Aerial views -- Mount Hope Bridge (Bristol, RI); Waterfronts -- Rhode Island; Urban universities and colleges -- Rhode Island; Suspension bridges -- Bristol -- Rhode Island
Country Name
United States
Region Name
Rhode Island
City Name
Bristol
Street Address
1 Old Ferry Rd
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chester; Kent, Cruise and Associates; and Robinson and Steinman, "Bristol: Mt. Hope Bridge & Roger Williams University (Aerial) 2" (1979). Smolski Images. 1029.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/1029
Keywords
waterfront, universities, aerial, Bristol, Mount Hope Bridge, bridges
Notes
Bibliography: Jordy, William H. "Buildings of Rhode Island" Oxford University Press, 2004. p. 480.