In this photo provided by Salve Regina University a collapsed portion of the iconic oceanside Cliff Walk shows exposed earth, below, near a stone wall, Thursday, March 3, 2022, in Newport, R.I. The walk is a major tourist draw offering breathtaking views of the ocean and Newport’s famed Gilded Age mansions. There were no injuries reported.
In this photo provided by Salve Regina University, a collapsed portion of the iconic oceanside Cliff Walk shows exposed earth, below, near a stone wall, Thursday, March 3, 2022, in Newport, R.I. The walk is a major tourist draw offering breathtaking views of the ocean and Newport’s famed Gilded Age mansions. There were no injuries reported.
A section of the famous oceanside Cliff Walk in Newport, Rhode Island, continued to crumble into the sea Friday.
That section was closed after a 20-foot (6-meter) section collapsed Thursday, likely due to erosion. No injuries were reported.
City Manager Joe Nicholson said Friday that another 10 feet (3 meters) may go, until the erosion reaches the human-made embankment in the area. Some of the dirt underneath the walkway adjacent to the collapsed section had already degraded and crumbled Friday morning, he added.
“Mother Nature is going to take its course over the weekend,” Nicholson said shortly after visiting the site. “I know rain is anticipated Sunday; that’ll probably quicken things.”
A major assessment of the entire walkway was done in 2014, after 2012’s Superstorm Sandy washed away sections of it. Nicholson could not recall another assessment after that. City employees and members of the Cliff Walk Commission with engineering backgrounds look out for any potential safety issues, he added.
WJAR-10 sent a drone, which captured the section crumbling Friday.
Nicholson said his staff and commission members had been working on a grant proposal to seek funding for another north to south review before the collapse happened.
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