Pell Bridge Run

More than 3,500 walkers and runners participated in the 2015 Citizens Bank Pell Bridge Run on Sunday, October 25th.

This event is the only time throughout the year that  pedestrians are allowed to run or walk across the Claiborne Pell Bridge from Jamestown to Newport, R.I.

According to the Citizens Bank Pell Bridge Run Facebook Page, Geoff Nelson became a four-time consecutive champion of the run when he crossed the finish line at 20:36.

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Here are our favorite photographs that were published immediately before, during and after the race;

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Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...