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Could a vessel strike cause the Newport Bridge to collapse? What a federal report says

A year after the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland, federal officials are warning that dozens of bridges around the country – including one in Rhode Island – could face a ...
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RITBA picks engineering firm for Newport Bridge risk assessment

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. The Newport ...
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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 is working on the National Transportation Safety Board’s request to figure out how vulnerable the Pell Bridge is to collapse from vessel collisions. “We ...
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NTSB urges RITBA to assess Newport Pell Bridge

NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is urging the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) to perform a vulnerability assessment on the Claiborne Pell ...
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City of Newport working to take ownership of historic Purple People Bridge

The city of Newport is working to take over control of the iconic Purple People Bridge.The bridge, originally built in 1872 as the Newport & Cincinnati Bridge, currently operates as a pedestrian ...