Structure 8000 · Newport County, RI
Carries Ri 138 over West Passage Narra Bay, 2.0 Mi E Of Jct US 1.
Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.
How ratings work7,353 ft end to end, longest span 636 ft: about 20 football fields, or 1.4 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 segmental box-girder bridge.
| State | Rhode Island |
| County | Newport |
| Location | 2.0 Mi E Of Jct US 1 |
| Carries | Ri 138 |
| Crosses | West Passage Narra Bay |
| Coordinates | 41.52833, -71.40276 |
| Material | Prestressed Concrete Continuous |
| Design | Segmental Box Girder |
| Total Length | 7353.0 ft (2241.2 m) |
| Max Span | 636.2 ft (193.9 m) |
| Deck Width | 74.1 ft (22.6 m) |
| Deck Area | 50651.1 sq m |
| Main Spans | 23 |
| Year Built | 1992 (reconstructed 2009) |
| Avg Daily Traffic | 33,100 (2021) |
| Truck Traffic | 4% |
| Lanes On Bridge | 4 |
| Lanes Under Bridge | 2 |
| Last Inspection | May 2023 |
| Inspection Frequency | Every 24 months |
| Owner | State Toll Authority |
| Historical Significance | Bridge is not eligible for the National Register |
| Scour Critical | 3 — Scour critical |
| Structure Number | 000000000008000 |
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.