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.

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Surface form Occurrences
Pell Bridge (Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge) 1

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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

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Aquidneck Island connectedBy Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge
Naval Station Newport isSituatedNear Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge
this entity surface form: Pell Bridge (Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge)