Manchester Street Generating Station

The Manchester Street Generating Station is a 510 MWcombined cycle gas-fired power station in the Jewelry District of . The station's main building is located along the Providence River and defined by three 321 foot tall smoke stacks.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: Power plant in Rhode Island
  • Also known as: “Manchester Street Power Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Davol Square and Fox Point Hurricane Barrier.

Square
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY 4.0.
is a historic area within the Jewelry District of . It is located at the intersection of Point Street and Eddy Street. is situated 680 feet northwest of Manchester Street Generating Station.

Breakwater
The is a 3,000-foot long tidal flood barrier spanning the Providence River in , located 750 feet upstream from Fox Point. is situated 740 feet east of Manchester Street Generating Station.

Bridge
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
The is a movable bridge that crosses the Providence River in , carrying Point Street from the Jewelry District to Wickenden Street at the base of . is situated 790 feet northeast of Manchester Street Generating Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Providence Jewelry Manufacturing Historic District and Downtown Providence.

Neighborhood
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
The is a predominantly industrial historic district in . It covers a roughly 19-acre area in the city's Jewelry District, just south of .

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Downtown includes the core of the downtown area as well as Waterplace Park, the Providence Place Mall, and Capitol Hill.

Photo: Jef Nickerson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a neighborhood in , . It is centered around Wickenden Street, which runs the length of the neighborhood, and is its commercial center.

Manchester Street Generating Station

Latitude
41.81606° or 41° 48′ 58″ north
Longitude
-71.40488° or 71° 24′ 18″ west
Inception
September 1995
Operator
Manchester Street, LLC.
Open location code
87HCRH8W+C2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 935098926
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q19380966
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In Other Languages

From Norwegian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Manchester Street Generating Station” goes by many names.
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Manchester Street gasskraftverk”
  • Norwegian: “Manchester Street gasskraftverk”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Franklin Square and Rhode Island Department of State Library.

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