Newport's Bellevue
Avenue was the backbone of Newport's Golden Age. Here the Vanderbilts and the
top 400 of United States society and wealth congregated during the summers
during the last 150 years or so.
This page is a photo
documentary of what Bellevue Avenue looks like today. The Avenue is about 2.4
miles and is the longest and widest street in Newport. Originally a dirt road,
it currently is concrete and in reasonably good repair. The sidewalks are wide
and generally provide good shade cover during the hot sunny days.
Here is a simple guide to distances
south from the northern start of the Avenue: to Viking Tower: 0.15
mile
to Newport Art Museum: 0.15 mile to Tennis Hall of Fame: 0.25
mile to Kingscote: 0.4 mile to Isaac Bell House: 0.6 mile to the
Elms: 0.7 mile to Chateau Sur Mer: 1.2 miles to Rosecliff: 1.5
miles to the Breakers: 1.7 miles (but off Bellevue Ave. itself) to
Beechwood: 1.7 miles to Marble House: 1.75 miles to Belcourt Castle:
2.1 miles to Rejects Beach where Cliff Walk ends: 2.4 miles |