Seasonal & Holidays
Abbreviated Flag Display On Newport Bridge: RITBA
The plan was to suspend the flags from the Newport Pell and the Mount Hope bridges, but there was a problem in Newport.
NEWPORT, RI — Last June 29, a U.S. flag was installed on the north tower of the Mount Hope Bridge. In time for the Bristol Fourth of July parade, the flag was the first ever suspended from a state bridge. Friday, Newport was supposed to share in the display of Old Glory. But it was short-lived.
The state did install a flag on the Pell bridge's west tower. But there was a problem.
According to the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, shortly after the flag went up on the tower, workers discovered a rip. It was a small tear, but out of respect for the flag, RITBA said, the decision was made to take the flag down in Newport.
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The American flag will be suspended all weekend on the Mount Hope Bridge. The Turnpike and Bridge Authority says it will display the flags on other holidays on both bridges.
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