The Claiborne Pell Bridge or the new port bridge as it is called is one of the busiest bridges that you will come across in the United States. It is a suspension bridge which is operated by the Rhode Island turnpike and the bridge authorities that spans the eastern passage of the Narragansett Bay in the Rhode Island. This connects the city of new port in the Aquidneck Island and the town of the James town on the Conanicut Island. The bridge is the four lanes and is the part of the RI 138. You must also remember that it is a toll bridge and you will have to pay every time you cross it. I must tell you that this is the toll bridge and you will have to pay every time you cross it.

The average cost of the toll bridge is around US $2 per car. You can also get the ticket at the discounted prize if you are the regular person to cross the bridge. However I would not like to mention that what the discounted prize of the bridge is as it fluctuates with time. You must also not that this is the only toll road on the Rhode Island which accepts the E-Z Passes.  I must tell you that more than thousands of cars cross this bridge every day.

The main span of the New Port Bridge is 488 meters and I must say that its number is 70 among the largest suspension bridges in the world. And you must also note that it is the largest suspension bridge in the New England. The overall length of the bridge is 3428 meters and I must say that you this is really among the longest bridge throughout the world.

You must also note down that this bridge allows the ship to past through it. This really means that it does not affect the marine transport of the area. The suspension bridge was built between 1966-1969 at a price tag of US$54,742,000 by the Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade & Douglas firm, who are also famous for engineering the modern New York City Subway and the Cape Cod Canal.

The bridge was renamed for US senator Claiborne Pell in the year 1992 but it is still known in common with the name New Port Bridge only. However you should also note that the bicycles are not really allowed over the bridge. This is quiet sad for the bicycle riders. But some buses have the bicycle rack beside it and I must tell you that they are really quiet good for the bicycle riders. But it is quiet sad that such busses runs only every weekend.

Overall this is really a great bridge.

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