Structure 9000 · Newport County, RI
Carries Ri 138 over East Passage Narr Bay, Betwn Jamestown Newport.
Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.
How ratings work11,248 ft end to end, longest span 1,600 ft: about 31 football fields, or 2.1 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a suspension bridge.
| State | Rhode Island |
| County | Newport |
| Location | Betwn Jamestown Newport |
| Carries | Ri 138 |
| Crosses | East Passage Narr Bay |
| Coordinates | 41.50368, -71.34289 |
| Material | Steel |
| Design | Suspension |
| Total Length | 11248.0 ft (3428.4 m) |
| Max Span | 1600.1 ft (487.7 m) |
| Deck Width | 54.1 ft (16.5 m) |
| Deck Area | 56568.6 sq m |
| Main Spans | 3 |
| Year Built | 1969 |
| Avg Daily Traffic | 28,000 (2016) |
| Truck Traffic | 2% |
| Lanes On Bridge | 4 |
| Lanes Under Bridge | 2 |
| Last Inspection | October 2024 |
| Inspection Frequency | Every 24 months |
| Owner | State Toll Authority |
| Historical Significance | Bridge is eligible for the National Register |
| Scour Critical | 5 — Stable for scour |
| Structure Number | 000000000009000 |
Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."
A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.