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 ...

The Pell Bridge connecting Newport and Jamestown is one of 68 bridges across the country flagged for evaluation by the National Transportation Safety Board in new report. (Photo by Janine L.

The Newport Pell Bridge is among 68 bridges across the U.S. flagged in a new report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for further evaluation—part of a nationwide push to assess the ...

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 ...

The Rhode Island State Police are investigating after a RIPTA bus carrying passengers crashed, then rolled over, on the Claiborne Pell Bridge on Thursday, Sept. 25. The bus driver and two passengers ...