RITBA’s response, dated April 18, states the agency had already conducted an internal review of the vulnerability of its bridges in the immediate aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.

The NTSB issued a report that identified 68 bridges across the U.S. that are at risk of collapsing. The Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge in Rhode Island was included in the report.

The bridge, which is named after Rhode Island's late U.S. senator, connects Newport to Jamestown, carrying Route 138 over Narragansett Bay. The span first opened in 1969 and is the longest ...