Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge
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The Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge is a major suspension bridge in Rhode Island that spans Narragansett Bay, linking the city of Newport on Aquidneck Island with the mainland.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pell Bridge (Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
suspension bridge
ⓘ
toll bridge ⓘ |
| baySpanned | Narragansett Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carries |
Route 138
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
motor vehicle traffic ⓘ |
| clearanceBelow |
about 215 feet
ⓘ
about 66 meters ⓘ |
| connects |
Aquidneck Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jamestown, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Newport, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsIslandWithMainland | yes ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Narragansett Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| design | suspension bridge ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs | Newport Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfLanes | 4 ⓘ |
| hasTollPlaza | Jamestown side ⓘ |
| hasType | vehicular bridge ⓘ |
| isLandmarkOf |
Newport, Rhode Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMajorCrossingOf | Narragansett Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length |
about 11,247 feet
ⓘ
about 3,428 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rhode Island
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear | Newport Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSpanLength |
about 1,601 feet
ⓘ
about 488 meters ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Claiborne Pell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForRole | U.S. Senator from Rhode Island ⓘ |
| officialName | Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1969 ⓘ |
| openedToTraffic | June 28, 1969 ⓘ |
| owner | State of Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
New England road network
ⓘ
Rhode Island Route 138 corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | Newport County, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Newport Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Rhode Island ⓘ |
| toll | yes ⓘ |
| tollAppliesTo | eastbound traffic ⓘ |
| trafficType | automobile ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pell Bridge (Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge)