Claim: The R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority "was supposed to exist only until the bonds used to build the Newport Bridge were paid off through tolls. Once the bonds were paid, the Newport Bridge was to be transferred to the State of Rhode Island and become toll-free."
Fact-check: Commentator Steven Frias says once tolls paid off the construction bonds for the Newport Bridge, it was supposed to be toll free
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: C. Eugene Emery Jr.
Date published: 2013-09-01T00:00:00