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- Code Number:
- TLHV05P15_03
- Title:
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Newport Harbor Lighthouse (Goat Island), Pell Bridge, Rhode Island, Atlantic Ocean, East Coast, Eastern Seaboard, Harbor
- This lighthouse is situated on the northern end of Goat Island in the harbor at Newport Rhode Island, adjacent to the Hyatt Regency Newport.
Latitude: 41.49333 Longitude: -71.32709
Behind the lighthouse is the Pell Bridge or as its officially known Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge, This bridge is the longest suspension bridge in New England.
Carries: Four lanes of RI 138 Crosses: Narragansett Bay Locale: Between Jamestown and Newport, Rhode Island Maintained by: Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority Design: Suspension bridge Total length: 3,428 meters (11,248 feet) Width: 15 meters (48 feet) Height: 120 meters (400 feet) Longest span: 490 meters (1,600 feet) Clearance below: 63 meters (206 feet) at mid-span Average Automobile Daily Traffic AADT: 27,000 Opened: June 28, 1969 Toll: Cars $4.00 both directions
- Keywords:
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Bridge, Crossing, Span, New England, Architecture, Scenics, American, Lighthouses, Beacon, Maritime, Technology, Architecture, Building, landmark, structure, real, coast, coastline, nautical, shore, shoreline, Navigation Aid, Navaid, Coastal, Transportation Safety, light, Phare, Tower
- Image by:
- Wernher Krutein
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