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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).
Rhode Island's Newport Bridge was renamed the Claiborne Pell Bridge [74] and the Pell Center of International Relations and Public Policy was established at Salve Regina University. [75] In addition, Newport's Claiborne Pell Elementary School, which opened in 2013, was named in his honor. [76] Pell was a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor ...
English: Aerial view of Claiborne Pell Bridge, commonly known as the Newport Bridge, a suspension bridge operated by the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority that spans the East Passage of the Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. The bridge, opened in 1969 and renamed for U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island in 1992, connects the city ...
Work on the Newport Pell Bridge began on Oct. 16 with traffic eastbound reduced to one lane in a 900-yard stretch between the old toll plaza and the bridge. Traffic was also reduced to one lane ...
The Claiborne Pell Bridge, connecting Jamestown and Newport. On a foggy night in 1975, a gasoline tanker plowed into the Mount Hope Bridge.
Conanicut Island is a beautiful place, but for morning commuters a trip to Jamestown has become a less-than-pleasant experience. Work on the Newport Pell Bridge and toll gantry requires travelers ...
Conanicut Island Conanicut Island from the south. Conanicut Island (/ k ə ˈ n æ n ə k ʌ t / kə-NAN-ə-kut) is an island in Narragansett Bay in the American state of Rhode Island.The second-largest in the Bay, it is connected on the east to Newport on Aquidneck Island by the Claiborne Pell Bridge, commonly known as the Newport Bridge, and on the west to North Kingstown on the mainland via ...
The Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge. Aquidneck Island is served by three bridges: The Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge (1969) connects it to Jamestown on nearby Conanicut Island in Narragansett Bay, and subsequently to the mainland on the western side of the bay.