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Newport Bridge

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Stock #:222060
Type: Postcard
Era: Chrome
City: Newport
State: Rhode Island (RI)
County: Newport
Publisher: Stanley J. Szelka
Postmark: 1988 Mar-17
Postmark City: Providence
Postmark State: RI
Stamp: 14c
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Recipient Address:Dean Petersen
A232 Orleans
Sioux City, IA 51106

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Dedicated June 28, 1969 - The longest in New England, this bridge and at the time of dedication, the 15th longest in the U.S. - it connects Newport and Jamestown, spanning the east passage of Narraganset Bay, and is part of Route 138. When the bridge was opened, the Jamestown Ferry ceased operating

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