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The Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge is a concrete box girder highway bridge which spans the West Passage of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island, United States. It is part of Rhode Island Route 138 and is on the route to Newport, Rhode Island for traffic heading northbound from Interstate 95 .
The History of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, 50 Years After Its Construction. Built in 1964, the span still stands as Americas’ largest suspension bridge
The Jamestown Bridge (usually referred to as the Old Jamestown Bridge to avoid confusion with its replacement, the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge) was a cantilever truss bridge that connected Conanicut Island to mainland North Kingstown, Rhode Island, spanning the West passage of Narragansett Bay.
Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge (the old one) A 60 year old, 6000-foot long steel cantilevered truss bridge that struck fear and awe in the passengers that rode over it. 17 images: Press to view larger or scroll sideways to see more.
Descriptive history and current conditions on the Jamestown-Verrazano Bridge (RI 138) across the Narragansett Bay West Passage in Rhode Island.
The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge has a central span of 4,260 feet (1.30 km; 0.81 mi). It was the longest suspension bridge in the world until it was surpassed by the Humber Bridge in the UK in 1981. The bridge has the 18th-longest main span in the world, as well as the longest in the Americas.
Learn about the history of the Claiborne Pell Bridge, Mount Hope Bridge and Sakonnet River Bridge, which connect Rhode Island's mainland and islands. The web page does not mention the Jamestown-Verrazzano Bridge, which is in New York.
