Fox Point Hurricane Barrier
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The Fox Point Hurricane Barrier is a flood-control structure in Providence, Rhode Island, built to protect the city’s Fox Point and surrounding areas from storm surges and coastal flooding.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil engineering structure
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flood control structure ⓘ hurricane barrier ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Providence, Rhode Island
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Flood control infrastructure in Rhode Island ⓘ Hurricane barriers in the United States ⓘ |
| city | Providence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 41.81°N 71.40°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Providence River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | hurricane protection ⓘ |
| floodControlFunction |
blocks storm-driven tides from Narragansett Bay
ⓘ
pumps interior floodwaters to Providence River ⓘ |
| floodControlType | tidal surge barrier ⓘ |
| hasPart |
concrete floodwall
ⓘ
movable floodgates ⓘ navigation gates ⓘ pumping station ⓘ |
| hasStructuralMaterial |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| inception | 1960s ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fox Point, Providence, Rhode Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Fox Point neighborhood waterfront
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
downtown Providence waterfront ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Narragansett Bay estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fox Point neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPType | engineering structure ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf |
Providence flood protection system
ⓘ
United States Army Corps of Engineers New England flood control projects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects |
Fox Point neighborhood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Providence waterfront ⓘ downtown Providence ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
protection from coastal flooding ⓘ protection from storm surge ⓘ |
| reasonForConstruction | damage from Hurricane Carol 1954 ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Hurricane Carol 1954 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Rhode Island ⓘ |
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