Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge

Newport Bridge
Pell Bridge from the Jamestown side, 2009
Coordinates	41°30′10.28″N 71°20′21.76″W / 41.5028556°N 71.3393778°W / 41.5028556; -71.3393778
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)[1]
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 $6.00 per car both ways (without an E-Z Pass transponder)[2]
Location

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, and is named for longtime Rhode Island U.S. senator Claiborne Pell who lived in Newport. The Pell Bridge is in turn connected to the mainland by the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge.