Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge

Newport Bridge
Pell Bridge from the Jamestown side, 2009
Carries	Four lanes of Route 138
Crosses	Narragansett Bay
Locale	Between Jamestown and Newport, Rhode Island
Official name	Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge
Maintained by	Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority
Characteristics
Design	Suspension bridge with deck truss approaches
Total length	11,248 ft (3,428 m)
Width	48 ft (15 m)
Height	400 ft (120 m)
Longest span	1,600 ft (490 m)
Clearance below	206 ft (63 m) at mid-span
History
Opened	June 28, 1969
Statistics
Daily traffic	27,000
Toll	Cars $4.00 per car both ways

Coordinates: 41°30′10.28″N 71°20′21.76″W / 41.5028556°N 71.3393778°W / 41.5028556; -71.3393778

The Claiborne Pell Bridge, commonly known as the Newport Bridge, is a suspension bridge operated by the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority that spans the East Passage of the Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island (northeastern United States). The bridge, part of RI 138, connects the City of Newport on Aquidneck Island and the Town of Jamestown on Conanicut Island, which in turn is connected to the mainland by the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge.

The main span of the Newport Bridge is 488 metres (1,601 ft), ranking it number 87 among the longest suspension bridges in the world, and making it the longest suspension bridge in New England. The overall length of the bridge is 3,428 meters (11,247 ft). Its main towers reach 122 meters (400 ft) above the water surface, and the roadway height reaches as high as 66 meters (215 ft). It is four lanes wide, two in each direction. On a clear day, the bridge's towers are visible from the observation plaza at the Gay Head Light in Aquinnah on the Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard, the upper levels of the city of Providence's tallest buildings (approximately 22 miles), and as far northwest as the parking lot of Stone Hill Marketplace in Johnston, RI (approximately 23 miles). Similarly, the skyline of Providence is visible from the bridge deck.