The Washington Bridge may have grabbed most of the headlines, but it is by no means the only piece of Rhode Island infrastructure in urgent need of repair. Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio identified 119 bridges listed as “Poor” in the most recent available data from the National Bridge Inventory, a federal survey […]
Newport Pell Bridge
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Rhode Island authorizes Newport Pell Bridge risk assessment
The Rhode Island agency that oversees the Newport Pell Bridge on Monday released its response to the National Transportation Safety Board’s recommended risk assessment following last year’s deadly bridge collapse in Baltimore. The four-lane suspension bridge linking Aquidneck Island and Jamestown is one of 68 bridges nationwide that the NTSB in March recommended for a […]
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Newport Pell Bridge on national list for new safety assessment
The Newport Pell Bridge is one of 68 bridges nationally being recommended by the National Transportation Safety Board for a vulnerability assessment due to a possible vessel collision. The Pell Bridge, which links Newport and Jamestown, was built in 1969 and it spans the east passage of Narragansett Bay. It is named for the late […]
