The bridge is named for Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano. Construction began in 1985 and was completed in 1992, originally consisting of two undivided lanes and built alongside the Jamestown Bridge which had served the same route since 1940. The older bridge was demolished in April 2006.
The bridge was listed as structurally deficient in 2007, despite being only 15 years old at the time, due to small cracks found in some of the box girder segments.[2] The cracks were repaired in 2008.
^Brookins, Avory (January 7, 2019). "The Bubbler: Why Is A Walkway On The Jamestown Bridge Inaccessible To Pedestrians And Bikers?". The Public's Radio. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
^Arsenault, Mark (August 3, 2007). "R.I. bridge conditions rank worst in nation". The Providence Journal. Retrieved February 9, 2008.
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jamestown, verrazzano, bridge, this, article, about, current, bridge, original, demolished, structure, jamestown, bridge, other, verrazzano, named, bridges, verrazano, bridge, disambiguation, concrete, girder, highway, bridge, which, spans, west, passage, narr. This article is about the current bridge For the original and now demolished structure see Jamestown Bridge For other Verrazzano named bridges see Verrazano Bridge disambiguation 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 Jamestown Verrazzano BridgeThe Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge in August 2009Coordinates41 31 40 N 71 24 13 W 41 5279 N 71 4037 W 41 5279 71 4037Carries4 lanes of Route 138CrossesWest Passage of Narragansett BayLocaleNorth Kingstown Rhode Island to Jamestown Rhode IslandMaintained byRhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority RITBA CharacteristicsDesignpost tensioned double cell concrete box girderMaterialConcreteTotal length7 350 feet 2 240 m Width72 feet 22 m Height135 feet 41 m Longest span636 feet 194 m HistoryConstruction start1985Construction end1992OpenedOctober 20 1992LocationConstruction and design editThe bridge is named for Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano Construction began in 1985 and was completed in 1992 originally consisting of two undivided lanes and built alongside the Jamestown Bridge which had served the same route since 1940 The older bridge was demolished in April 2006 It is a post tensioned double cell concrete box girder bridge with four travel lanes separated by a concrete Jersey barrier It links North Kingstown Rhode Island with the island town of Jamestown Rhode Island with a total length of 7 350 feet 2 240 m It has safety walkways on both sides which are not accessible to pedestrians 1 The bridge was listed as structurally deficient in 2007 despite being only 15 years old at the time due to small cracks found in some of the box girder segments 2 The cracks were repaired in 2008 nbsp Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge seen from Narragansett Bay References edit Brookins Avory January 7 2019 The Bubbler Why Is A Walkway On The Jamestown Bridge Inaccessible To Pedestrians And Bikers The Public s Radio Retrieved August 18 2019 Arsenault Mark August 3 2007 R I bridge conditions rank worst in nation The Providence Journal Retrieved February 9 2008 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge nbsp Transport portal nbsp Engineering portal nbsp Rhode Island portal Steve Anderson s Bostonroads com Jamestown Verrazano Bridge RI 138 Inspection and Maintenance of the bridge Bridge history Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge amp oldid 1202613459, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
