The Claiborne Pell Bridge, commonly known as the Newport Bridge, is a suspension bridge operated by the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority that spans the East Passage of the Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. The bridge, part of RI 138, connects the city of Newport on Aquidneck Island and the Town of Jamestown on Conanicut Island, and is named for longtime Rhode Island U.S. senator Claiborne Pell who lived in Newport. The Pell Bridge is in turn connected to the mainland by the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge.
Pell Bridge from the Jamestown side, 2009
Bridge at twilight
Bridge at night
The bridge with a ship passing underneath the main span
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E-ZPass is an electronic toll collection system used on toll roads, toll bridges, and toll tunnels in the Eastern United States, Midwestern United States, and Southern United States. The E-ZPass Interagency Group (IAG) consists of member agencies in several states, which use the same technology and allow travelers to use the same transponder on toll roads throughout the network.
An E-ZPass system transponder unit, also known as a tag or a pack, was distributed by the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority for use with their E-ZPass-compatible Fast Lane system and other roads which utilize E-ZPass.
New G4 style E-ZPass transponder for MassDOT manufactured by Kapsch
An E-ZPass exterior license plate mount transponder
An E-ZPass plaza near Rochester, New Hampshire using a coin drop basket (left) and a conventional toll booth (right)