{"product_id":"the-newport-bridge-james-m-ricci-9781467139588","title":"The Newport Bridge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNewport is a premier destination, but getting to the city has not always been easy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor three centuries, ferries crossed Narragansett Bay's East Passage. That all changed on June 28, 1969, the day the Newport Bridge opened, and it closed the last remaining gap between Aquidneck and Conanicut Islands. Proponents of the bridge persevered political squabbles and delays for twenty-five years following World War II to make it a reality. The longest suspension bridge in the region incorporated several new technologies and construction techniques and changed the face of Rhode Island. Author James Ricci details the trials and tribulations that produced an iconic bridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James M. Ricci\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1467139580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467139588\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"James M. Ricci","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43936119423231,"sku":"9781467139588","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_bcf7ae2a-959c-48da-8f6a-3c4565be0b8d.jpg?v=1681423699","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-newport-bridge-james-m-ricci-9781467139588","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}