Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.517222,-71.067778
Carries MA 88 over Westport River
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 1025.0 Feet
Span Length: 75.1 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Westport River/ Buzzrds Bay on MA 88
History: Built 1958; rehabilitated 2004
Built: 1958
Location: Newport County
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341330
MA88 Westport River Bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
338024
MA 88 bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2014
338025
Photo taken by John Phelan
339278
MA 88 Westport River Bridge
Raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2015
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.529167,-71.310556
Carries Armstrong Road over Newport Sec Railroad
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 77.1 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over Newport Sec Railroad on Armstrong Road in Newport
History: Built 1936; rehabilitated 1989
Built: 1936
Location: Newport County
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Status: Closed to all traffic
Location: 41.490000,-71.285000
Carries Chases Lane over Newport Sec Rr
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 88.9 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over Newport Sec Rr on Chases Lane in Middletown
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900
Location: Newport County
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Status: Closed to all traffic
Location: 41.607778,-71.273611
Carries Fishers Road over Newport Sec Rr
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 74.2 Feet
Span Length: 25.9 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over Newport Sec Rr on Fishers Road in Portsmouth
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936
Location: Newport County
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Status: Open to toll traffic
Location: 41.505000,-71.342778
Carries RI 138 over East Passage Narragansett Bay
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire suspension
Total Length: 11248.6 Feet
Span Length: 1600.1 Feet
Overview: Suspension bridge over East Passage Narragansett Bay on RI 138 in Newport
History: Built 1969
Built: 1969
Location: Newport County
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108767
View from a distance
Photo taken Summer 2005 by Wayne Grodkiewicz
266921
Claiborne Pell Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2013
266922
Claiborne Pell Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2013
266923
Claiborne Pell Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2013
266924
Claiborne Pell Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2013
266925
Claiborne Pell Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2013
266926
Claiborne Pell Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2013
266927
Claiborne Pell Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2013
266928
Claiborne Pell Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2013
314890
NB Center Span
Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, "Newport Bridge," in Virtual Exhibits, Item #85,
314891
Extent of formwork
Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, "Newport Bridge," in Virtual Exhibits, Item #85,
314892
Newport Bridge Aerial 1969
Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, "Newport Bridge," in Virtual Exhibits, Item #85,
314893
Newport Bridge
Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, "Newport Bridge," in Virtual Exhibits, Item #85,
314894
Newport Bridge
Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, "Newport Bridge," in Virtual Exhibits, Item #85,
314895
Center Span Deck
Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, "Newport Bridge," in Virtual Exhibits, Item #85,
314896
East Approach
Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, "Newport Bridge," in Virtual Exhibits, Item #85,
314897
General View
Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, "Newport Bridge," in Virtual Exhibits, Item #85,
314898
Placing Forms
Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, "Newport Bridge," in Virtual Exhibits, Item #85,
314899
Project Sign
Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, "Newport Bridge," in Virtual Exhibits, Item #85,
314900
Side span truss
Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, "Newport Bridge," in Virtual Exhibits, Item #85,
333215
Newport Bridge from Castle Hill Lighhouse
Photo taken by Michael Miller in July 2015
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.638289,-71.213482
Carries RI 24/RI 138 over Sakonnet River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 2989.0 Feet
Span Length: 375.0 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Sakonnet River on RI 24/RI 138 in Portsmouth
History: Built 1957; rehabilitated 1990; Replaced 2012; Demolished 2018
Built: 1957
Location: Newport County
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160119
Elevation.
Photo taken by RIDOT
160120
Elevation.
Photo taken by RIDOT
160121
Oblique View.
Photo taken by RIDOT
160122
View Beside Bridge.
Photo taken by RIDOT
160123
Elevation.
Photo taken by RIDOT
471781
Historical Photo Showing Bridge Construction
Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
507296
Sakonnet River Bridge
Photo taken by Marc N. Belanger in January 2005
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 41.529167,-71.401667
Carries RI 138 over West Passage Narragansett Bay
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 6982.3 Feet
Span Length: 640.1 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over West Passage Narragansett Bay on RI 138 in Jamestown
History: Built 1940; Demolished 2006
Built: 1940
Location: Newport County
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321438
Jamestown Bridge, over West Passage, Narragansett Bay, R. I.
Boston Public Library
344036
Jamestown Bridge demolition
471782
View From Boat
Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
471783
Postcard
Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.553056,-71.196944
Carries Pond Bridge Road over Nonquit Pond
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Nonquit Pond on Pond Bridge Road
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935
Location: Newport County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.526111,-71.374167
Carries Ri 138 over Wildlife Passage
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Deck arch
Total Length: 29.9 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet
Overview: Deck arch bridge over Wildlife Passage on Ri 138
History: Built 1994
Built: 1994
Location: Newport County
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Status: Removed
Location: 41.638956,-71.213390
Carries New York New Haven & Hartford RR over Sakonnet River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Sakonnet River on New York New Haven & Hartford RR
History: Built 1899; Closed 1980 after being damaged by an overweight train; Hit by boat 1988; Demolished 2006-7
Built: 1899
Location: Newport County
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285042
NYNH&H - Sakonnet River Bridge
Bridge abandoned
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
294327
Photo taken by Marc N. Belanger
416293
Published prior to 1923
435017
Circa 1905
Old Postcard View
507295
NH - Sakonnet River Bridge
view c1910
Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.625659,-71.217019
Carries Stone Bridge Road over Sakonnet River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Double leaf bascule
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Double leaf bascule bridge over Sakonnet River on Stone Bridge Road
History: Built 1907; Damaged by Hurricane Carol 1954; Closed 1955; Replaced 1956
Built: 1907
Location: Newport County
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387958
1907 Postcard View
Old Postcard View
336053
Photo provided by the Providence Public Library
336054
Photo provided by the Providence Public Library
336061
Stone Bridge
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in August 2015
344116
Stone Bridge
Raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in August 2015
344117
Stone Bridge
Showing roadway
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2015
416278
Plaque
Published prior to 1923
416279
Published prior to 1923
416280
Published prior to 1923
416281
Published prior to 1923
416282
Published prior to 1923
416283
Published prior to 1923
416284
Published prior to 1923
416285
Published prior to 1923
416286
Published prior to 1923
416287
Gideon Manchester of Portsmouth Custodian of the old stone bridge for a period so long "that the memory of man runneth not to the contrary" (actually for more than a quarter of a century.) In good weather and bad, day and night, he tended the draw. But for his faithfulness and physical prowess the ancient installation would have obstructed navigation more often than it did. He died May, 1906, a short time after the old draw span was unshipped and carried off for junk.
Published prior to 1923
418491
Circa 1909
Old Postcard View
Status: No longer exists
Location: 41.488174,-71.292916
Carries Gate 1 Memorial Blvd over Coasters Harbor
Design: unknown
Design Details: swing in the fixed position
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Coasters Harbor on Gate 1 Memorial Blvd
History: Built 1933
Built: 1933
Location: Newport County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.528328,-71.402758
Carries RI 138 over West Passage Narragansett Bay
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete segmental box girder
Total Length: 7353.4 Feet
Span Length: 636.2 Feet
Overview: Concrete segmental box girder bridge over West Passage Narragansett Bay on RI 138
History: Built 1992; rehabilitated 2009
Built: 1992
Location: Newport County
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469388
Jamestown-Verrazzano Bridge
Elevation
Photo taken by Wikimedia Commons user Antony-22 in September 2015
469389
Jamestown-Verrazzano Bridge
Distant elevation
Photo taken by Wikimedia Commons user Magicpiano in August 2014
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.498653,-71.318056
Carries Van Zandt Av over Newport Sec Rr
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 86.9 Feet
Span Length: 34.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Newport Sec Rr on Van Zandt Av
History: Built 1919; rehabilitated 1932
Built: 1919
Location: Newport County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.625584,-71.217071
Carries Stone Bridge Road over Sakonnet River
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over Sakonnet River on Stone Bridge Road
History: Replaced 1907
Built:
Location: Newport County
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416290
Published prior to 1923
416291
Published prior to 1923
416292
Published prior to 1923
416296
Gideon Manchester of Portsmouth Custodian of the old stone bridge for a period so long "that the memory of man runneth not to the contrary" (actually for more than a quarter of a century.) In good weather and bad, day and night, he tended the draw. But for his faithfulness and physical prowess the ancient installation would have obstructed navigation more often than it did. He died May, 1906, a short time after the old draw span was unshipped and carried off for junk.
Published prior to 1923
416548
Stone Bridge
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2018
Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
