Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge
41.503055555556 - 71.340277777778Koordinaten: 41 ° 30 '11 "N, 71 ° 20' 25 " W
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Rhode Iceland State Route 138
The Claiborne Pell Bridge, commonly known as the Newport Bridge is a suspension bridge, which is maintained by the Rhode Iceland Turnpike and Bridge Authority and spans the East Passage of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Iceland in the Northeastern United States. It connects the city of Newport on Aquidneck Iceland with the location of Jamestown on Conanicut Iceland. The bridge has four lanes (two in each direction) and is part of the Rhode Iceland State Route 138 It is a toll bridge, the toll is $ 2 for cars (as of 2009). People with E- ZPass will receive a toll discount. The bridge is the only toll road in Rhode Iceland.
The main span of the Newport Bridge is 488 m. Thus, it is ranked 70 of the longest suspension bridges in the world and No. 1 on the longest suspension bridges in New England. The total length is 3,428 m. Your main pillar extends 122 m above the water surface and the road height reaches 66 m.
The bridge was built in 1966-1969 by the Parsons Brinckerhoff Company and cost $ 54,742,000.
The bridge was renamed after U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell in 1992, but it is still known as the Newport Bridge among residents and historians. The bridge is mapped to the State Quarters of Rhode Iceland.
Bicycles are not allowed on this bridge, but the bus line 64, the Rhode Iceland Public Transit Authority has Fahrrädständer to traffic on weekends and Saturdays.