This was another station I was only able to find by using the milage from River Point (MP11) as a guide
Of all the suburban Cranston stations, this was the one I felt the least confident about after my ride, until reading the Rhode Island State Parks' description of Meshanticut Park. They give the history of the park and its link historically to the railroad, but at the end point out that because the Washington Secondary Bike Path is in a cut at Meshanticut park, it is hard to enjoy the two public properties together. My best guess for the depot location is at the Dean St bridge, which I assume is the photo of the overpass I took at the same time as the screenshot of tracking data above.
On this page I've included several photos beween where I left off at Knightsville and where I'll pick up at Oak Lawn.
Click on the thumbnail for the full resolution image
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This
path between RI-5 and Cranston St, which cuts across the rail trail
just east of Meshanticut Park, would be your best bet to take the
Cranston Bike Path to Meshanticut State Park (11/2023.) |
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This path between RI-5 and Cranston St, which cuts across the rail trail just east of Meshanticut Park, would be your best bet to take the Cranston Bike Path to Meshanticut State Park (11/2023.) |
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Heading west towards the Dean St overpass, the suspected site of the Meshanticut Station (11/2023.) |
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Dean St overpass, the suspected site of the Meshanticut Station (11/2023.) |
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A beautiful fall scene on the HP&F near the site of Meshanticut Station (11/2023.) |
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A beautiful fall scene on the HP&F near the site of Meshanticut Station (11/2023.) |
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A telegraph pole still bearing most of its insulators on the HP&F near the site of Meshanticut Station (11/2023.) |
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Approaching the Sherman Ave crossing. Note the RI-37 bridges visible in the distance, looking west (11/2023.) |
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Sherman Ave Crossing, November
2023. Note that RIDOT has been opening and closing the trail as part of
the rebuild of the Route 37 bridge. |
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Route 37 bridge replacement over
the Washington Secondary. It appears that a tunnel is being built that
will be surrounded by earthworks, replacing the old bridge.This is looking west (11/2023.) |
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Route 37 bridge replacement over the Washington Secondary. It appears that a tunnel is being built that will be surrounded by earthworks, replacing the old bridge. This is looking east (11/2023.) |
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Route 37 bridge replacement over the Washington Secondary. This shows the area RIDOT has fenced off for work (11/2023.) |
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Route 37 bridge replacement over
the Washington Secondary. This area shows the detour off the Washington
Secondary that can be opened and closed as the bridge is (11/2023.) |
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Looking west towards Oak Lawn from the Route 37 construction site (11/2023.) |
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