Suspension Bridges of Rhode Island

This is a list of all 3 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for Rhode Island in USA. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1929: Mount Hope

Bristol and Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA - Mount Hope Bay
Bridgemeister ID:163 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1929
Name:Mount Hope
Location:Bristol and Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Crossing:Mount Hope Bay
Coordinates:N 41.64 W 71.25833
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Robinson and Steinman
References:AAJ, ADDS, ENR19290411a, ENR19290411b, ENR19290411c, GBD, PTS2
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 365.8 meters (1,200 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 153.6 meters (504 feet)
Deck width:34 feet

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Photo by Steven Smith Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1930: Slade's

Rockville vicinity, Rhode Island, USA - Yawgoog Pond
Bridgemeister ID:1642 (added 2005-03-14)
Year Completed:1930
Name:Slade's
Location:Rockville vicinity, Rhode Island, USA
Crossing:Yawgoog Pond
Principals:Paul W. Slade
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed, 1948
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 59.4 meters (195 feet)

1969: Claiborne Pell

Newport and Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA - Narragansett Bay
Bridgemeister ID:226 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1969
Name:Claiborne Pell
Also Known As:Newport, Newport-Pell
Location:Newport and Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA
Crossing:Narragansett Bay
Coordinates:N 41.505 W 71.34166
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Parsons, Brinkerhoff, Quade, Douglas
References:BPL
Use:Vehicular (four-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 487.7 meters (1,600 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 209.4 meters (687 feet)

Notes:

  • 2022, November: USD$82.5M grant awarded to fund improvements to deck and suspension system intended to extend the life of the bridge by 50-75 years.

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Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz Photo by Michael Levy Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle


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