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Is the Newport Bridge at risk of a vessel strike? What's being done to find out
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority has responded to a letter from the National Transportation Safety Board ...
Newport’s Pell Bridge begins vulnerability assessment, as recommended for dozens of US bridges after Baltimore collapse
The bridge is among 68 nationwide - including Boston’s Tobin Bridge and Cape Cod’s Borne and Sagamore bridges - that do not ...
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Could a vessel strike cause the Newport Bridge to collapse? What a federal report says
The bridge, which is named after late Sen. Claiborne Pell, connects Newport to Jamestown, carrying Route 138 over Narragansett Bay. The span first opened in 1969 and is the longest suspension ...
RITBA picks engineering firm for Newport Bridge risk assessment
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority has chosen an engineering firm to conduct a vulnerability assessment of the Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge.
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Is the Newport Bridge at risk of a vessel strike? What's being done to find out
It states the ports serviced by this area of Narragansett Bay, which includes the Port ... ton ship traveling at 3 knots. Is the Newport Bridge at risk of a vessel strike? What's being done ...