The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority has begun to study the potential impact of a vessel strike at the Newport Pell Bridge. Nearly a year after the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland ...

PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority has started an assessment of the Claiborne Pell Bridge as the ... year-old bridge that connects Newport and Jamestown over ...

The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority responded to the National Transportation Safety Board’s recommendation to assess the Newport Pell Bridge after the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse.

NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) has chosen an engineering firm to conduct a vulnerability assessment of the Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge.