[3] From 1908 to 1934, the bridge was electrified with a 600-Volt DC overhead trolley system to accommodate electric regional rail services between Providence, Bristol, Rhode Island, and Fall River, Massachusetts.

Some wooden components of the tracks have rotted or burnt away, and various electrical cables have been disconnected, but the metal structure remains largely intact, albeit rusted.

One study by a Brown University archaeology student suggests that the bridge has functioned as a center of athletic initiation, punk counterculture gathering, and even suicide since 1976.

[6] In 2003, Brown graduate Robert Manchester proposed a $30-million plan calling for the development of Crook Point, which includes the eastern landing of the bridge.

[11] A RIDOT inspection in July found that the steel structure was not damaged, allowing plans to transfer ownership to the city to move forward; however, this did not occur.

Providence mayor Brett Smiley cited the abandoned bridge as a potential value capture opportunity to induce development; however, no plans for the site nor funding have been identified.