Manchester Street Generating Station

The Manchester Street Generating Station is a 510 MW combined 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.
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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: Davol Square and Point Street Bridge.

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.

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.

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.

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
Established
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: Franklin Square and Rhode Island Department of State Library.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Franklin Square Substation and Point Street Substation.

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