Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.723737,-76.186399
Carries Centerville Turnpike over Chesapeake & Albemarle Canal
Design: other
Design Details: Swing
Total Length: 215.9 Feet
Span Length: 172.9 Feet
Overview: Swing bridge over the Chesapeake & Albemarle Canal on Centerville Turnpike in Virginia Beach
History: Built 1955; rehabilitated in 2020
Built: 1955
Location: Chesapeake
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264015
VIRGINIA: ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY: ALBEMARLE AND CHESAPEAKE CANAL: Centerville Turnpike Swing Bridge opening
Photo taken by Douglas W. Reynolds Jr.
264016
VIRGINIA: ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY: ALBEMARLE AND CHESAPEAKE CANAL: Centerville Turnpike Bridge
Photo taken by Douglas W. Reynolds Jr.
264017
VIRGINIA: ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY: ALBEMARLE AND CHESAPEAKE CANAL: Centerville Turnpike Swing Bridge open for canal traffic
Photo taken by Douglas W. Reynolds Jr.
264427
Centerville Turnpike
Chesapeake VA
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
436465
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
436466
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
436467
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
436468
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Being Replaced and Demolished.
Location: 36.775000,-76.295000
Carries Military Highway (US-13) over South Branch Elizabeth River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder bascule, double leaf.
Total Length: 881.9 Feet
Span Length: 224.1 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over South Branch Elizabeth River on Military Highway in Chesapeake
History: Built 1938; rehabilitated 1958 replaced 2014
Built: 1938
Location: Chesapeake
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264018
VIRGINIA: ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY: Gilmerton Highway Bascule
Photo taken by Douglas W. Reynolds Jr.
264019
VIRGINIA: ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY: Gilmerton Highway Bascule opening
Photo taken by Douglas W. Reynolds Jr.
264461
Gilmerton Bridge
VA
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
264462
Gilmerton Bridge
Closed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
264463
Gilmerton Bridge
Soon replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
315147
Gilmerton Bridge
Virginia Department of Transportation
315148
Gilmerton Bridge
Virginia Department of Transportation
315149
Gilmerton Bridge
Virginia Department of Transportation
315150
Gilmerton Bridge
Virginia Department of Transportation
315151
Gilmerton Bridge
Virginia Department of Transportation
Status: Replaced by the South Norfolk-Jordan Bridge
Location: 36.808567,-76.291080
Carries VA 337 over South Branch Elizabeth River
Design: other
Design Details: Vertical lift main span with Warren truss approach spans
Total Length: 2050.0 Feet
Span Length: 284.1 Feet
Overview: Lost vertical lift bridge over South Branch Elizabeth River on VA 337 in Portsmouth
History: Built 1928 by the Atlantic Bridge Co.; Closed 2008; Removed 2010
Built: 1926
Location: Chesapeake
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134223
Jordan Bridge
East Approach
Photo taken by C Hanchey in December 2008
134224
Jordan Bridge
Toll Plaza on East Approach
Photo taken by C Hanchey in December 2008
134225
Jordan Bridge
West Approach
Photo taken by C Hanchey in December 2008
134226
Jordan Bridge
West Approach
Photo taken by C Hanchey in December 2008
240710
View from the north east
After I took this the guard informed me they don't like people taking pictures of bridges for security reasons....
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in December 2007
261956
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
298232
Jordan Bridge
Raising
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
298233
Jordan Bridge
Virginia
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
315167
Elizabeth River Transportation Improvement Event
Fire boat in front of the old Jordan Bridge.
Virginia Department of Transportation
453424
Photo taken by Stephen Peifer in July 2019
453425
Photo taken by Stephen Peifer in July 2019
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.758127,-76.297855
Carries Interstate 64/US 17 over South Branch Elizabeth River & VA-166
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder bascule
Total Length: 4825.4 Feet
Span Length: 279.9 Feet
Overview: Bridge over South Branch Elizabeth River & VA-166 on Interstate 64/US 17
History: Built 1969
Built: 1969
Location: Chesapeake
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261914
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
291745
High Rise Bridge
Open of ship traffic
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
469913
High Rise Bridge
Looking up at bridge
Photo taken by VaDOT at Flickr
469912
High Rise Bridge
View beside bridge from southwest quadrant
Photo taken by VaDOT at Flickr
469911
High Rise Bridge
Aerial view looking east
Photo taken by VaDOT at Flickr
469914
High Rise Bridge
Aerial view facing west
Photo taken by VaDOT at Flickr
Status: Open to traffic
At risk for demolition and replacement.
Location: 36.717690,-76.100257
Carries State Route 165 (North Landing Road, Mt. Pleasant Road) over A & C Canal
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony/through plate girder
Total Length: 237.9 Feet
Span Length: 119.1 Feet
Overview: Double Swing Pony/through plate girder bridge over A & C Canal on VA-165
History: Built 1951
Built: 1951
Location: Chesapeake
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283655
A&C Canal Bridge
Virginia
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
283656
A&C Canal Bridge
Double swing
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2013
361778
A& C Canal Bridge
Double swing open for boats
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
447274
Photo provided by the US Army Corps of Engineers
469926
Photo taken by Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
469927
Photo taken by Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Status: Open to traffic
Scheduled to be replaced in 2021
Location: 36.740990,-76.345022
Carries US ROUTE 17 over Dismal Swamp Canal
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony/through plate girder
Total Length: 129.9 Feet
Span Length: 64.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Dismal Swamp Canal on US ROUTE 17
History: Built 1933
Built: 1933
Location: Chesapeake
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319695
Dismal Swamp Canal Bridge
Photo taken by Irma Hale in July 2011
319696
Dismal Swamp Canal Bridge
Photo taken by Irma Hale in July 2011
319697
Dismal Swamp Canal Bridge
Photo taken by Irma Hale in July 2011
319698
Dismal Swamp Canal Bridge
Photo taken by Irma Hale in July 2011
319699
Dismal Swamp Canal Bridge
Photo taken by Irma Hale in July 2011
319700
Dismal Swamp Canal Bridge
Photo taken by Irma Hale in July 2011
320062
Dismal Swamp Canal Bridge
Raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2015
320063
Dismal Swamp Canal Bridge
Closed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2015
426861
NE side
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2018
426860
West portal
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2018
426859
Looking East
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2018
426862
Looking West
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2018
426863
Looking NW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2018
426864
Looking SW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2018
426865
SE end
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2018
426866
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2018
426867
Looking West
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2018
426873
Looking West
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2018
426874
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
426875
Looking West
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2018
426876
Looking West
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2018
426877
Looking NW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2018
426878
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2018
426879
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2018
426880
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2018
426881
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2018
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.797125,-76.293120
Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Elizabeth River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Elizabeth River on Norfolk Southern Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Chesapeake
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205490
Photo taken by Irma Hale in July 2011
264734
Elizabeth River Railroad Bridge
virginia
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
315448
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.811609,-76.290481
Carries Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad over Elizabeth River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 1150.0 Feet
Span Length: 385.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Elizabeth River on Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Chesapeake
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134222
Photo taken by C Hanchey in December 2008
205489
Photo taken by Irma Hale in July 2011
240836
West support
The counterweight blocks the tracks when the bridge is open.
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in December 2007
240837
View from old Jordan bridge
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in December 2007
251232
Photo taken by Norfolk Southern March 24, 2013
264724
Elizabeth River Railroad Lift Bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013
315449
photo
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.774905,-76.295008
Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Elizabeth River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Elizabeth River on Norfolk Southern Railway
History: Built 1908;
Built: 1908
Location: Chesapeake
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205491
Photo taken by Irma Hale in July 2011
205492
Photo taken by Irma Hale in July 2011
205493
Photo taken by Irma Hale in July 2011
261157
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
261158
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
261159
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 36.736427,-76.294769
Carries US 17 (Dominion Blvd.) over South Branch Elizabeth River
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 551.9 Feet
Span Length: 228.0 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over South Branch Elizabeth River on US 17 (Dominion Blvd.)
History: Built 1962 replaced 2016
Built: 1962
Location: Chesapeake
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268716
Diminion Boulevard Bridge
Open
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
306680
Diminion Blvd. Bridge
Boat passage
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
449916
Dominion Blvd. Bridge
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
489868
Photo taken by Boating With TR.com
489869
Photo taken by Boating With Tr.com
Status: Demolished
Location: 36.821389,-76.271944
Carries 22nd Street over Seaboard Avenue and NS Railway
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 794.0 Feet
Span Length: 62.0 Feet
Overview: Lost concrete stringer bridge over Seaboard Avenue and NS Railway on 22nd Street
History: Built 1938
Built: 1938
Location: Chesapeake
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500962
22nd Street Viaduct
Photo taken by Brabara J. Woerner
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.722122,-76.210117
Carries Chesapeake & Albemarle RR ( single track) over Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss rolling lift
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Warren through truss bridge over Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal on Chesapeake & Albemarle RR
History:
Built:
Location: Chesapeake
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385288
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2017
283866
C&A - Albermarle & Chesapake Canal Bridge
Raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2013
283870
NS - Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal Bridge
Was struck by trains when the bridge raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013
294593
CA - Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal Bridge
Trains soon passing through
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
294594
CA - Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal Bridge
Open of ships
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
436382
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
467579
Norfolk and south railroad bridge
Photo taken by Jane Ainsworth
500096
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2013
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.836398,-76.243975
Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over East Branch Elizabeth River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss swing bridge over East Branch Elizabeth River on Norfolk Southern Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Chesapeake
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283895
NS - East Branch Elizabeth River Swing Bridge
Norfolk VA
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
497474
Photo taken by Industrial History
Status: Replaced
Location: 36.823553,-76.398082
Carries State Route 337 over Western Branch Elizabeth River
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Deck girder bascule
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck girder bridge over Western Branch Elizabeth River on State Route 337 Portsmouth Boulevard
History: Built 1929; replaced 1983
Built: 1929
Location: Chesapeake
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286984
Hodges Ferry Bridge
Owned by Chesapeake
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2013
439159
Hodges Ferry Bridge
Photo provided by Paula A. C. Spero
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.775241,-76.294925
Carries Military Highway over South Branch Elizabeth River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss vertical lift
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over South Branch Elizabeth River on Military Highway
History: Built 2014
Built: 2014
Location: Chesapeake
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289019
Gilmerton lift bridge closed
About complete
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2013
289020
Gilmerton lift bridge open
In service for motor traffic
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2013
315336
Gilmerton Bridge ready for the float-in. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315337
The new Gilmerton Bridge span passes by the Norfolk waterfront. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315338
The new Gilmerton Bridge span passes by the Norfolk waterfront. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315339
The new Gilmerton Bridge span passes by the Norfolk waterfront. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315340
The new Gilmerton Bridge span passes by the Norfolk waterfront. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315341
The new Gilmerton Bridge span passes by the Norfolk waterfront. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315342
The new Gilmerton Bridge span passes by the Norfolk waterfront. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315343
The new Gilmerton Bridge span passes by the Norfolk waterfront. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315344
The new Gilmerton Bridge span passes by the Norfolk waterfront. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315345
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315346
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315347
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315348
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315349
During the new Gilmerton lift span float-in operation, the 250-foot, 2,400-ton pre-assembled trestle of structural steel was transported from an onshore site at W-3 Marine in Norfolk, Va. via a 101-foot-long, 1,460-ton barge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315350
During the new Gilmerton lift span float-in operation, the 250-foot, 2,400-ton pre-assembled trestle of structural steel was transported from an onshore site at W-3 Marine in Norfolk, Va. via a 101-foot-long, 1,460-ton barge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315351
During the new Gilmerton lift span float-in operation, the 250-foot, 2,400-ton pre-assembled trestle of structural steel was transported from an onshore site at W-3 Marine in Norfolk, Va. via a 101-foot-long, 1,460-ton barge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315352
During the new Gilmerton lift span float-in operation, the 250-foot, 2,400-ton pre-assembled trestle of structural steel was transported from an onshore site at W-3 Marine in Norfolk, Va. via a 101-foot-long, 1,460-ton barge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315353
During the new Gilmerton lift span float-in operation, the 250-foot, 2,400-ton pre-assembled trestle of structural steel was transported from an onshore site at W-3 Marine in Norfolk, Va. via a 101-foot-long, 1,460-ton barge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315354
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats past Tides Park in Norfolk. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315355
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats past Tides Park in Norfolk. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315356
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats through the Berkley Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315357
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats through the Berkley Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315358
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats through the Berkley Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315359
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315360
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315361
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315362
New Gilmerton Bridge span approaches the new Jordan Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315363
New Gilmerton Bridge span approaches the new Jordan Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315364
New Gilmerton Bridge span passes under the new Jordan Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315365
New Gilmerton Bridge span passes under the new Jordan Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315366
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315367
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315368
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315369
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315370
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315371
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315372
New Gilmerton Bridge span approaches the old bridge site. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315373
New Gilmerton Bridge span approaches the old bridge site. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315374
New Gilmerton Bridge span approaches the old bridge site. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315375
New Gilmerton Bridge span approaches the old bridge site. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315376
New Gilmerton Bridge span approaches the old bridge site. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315377
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315378
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315379
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315380
Using an Oxylance Thermic Cutting Torch to cut the old Gilmerton Bridge. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315381
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315382
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315383
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315384
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315385
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315386
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315387
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315388
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315389
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315390
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315391
New Gilmerton Bridge span arrives at the old bridge site. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315392
Using an Oxylance Thermic Cutting Torch to cut the old Gilmerton Bridge. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315393
Using an Oxylance Thermic Cutting Torch to cut the old Gilmerton Bridge. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315394
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315395
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315396
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315397
Using an Oxylance Thermic Cutting Torch to cut the old Gilmerton Bridge. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315398
Using an Oxylance Thermic Cutting Torch to cut the old Gilmerton Bridge. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315399
Using an Oxylance Thermic Cutting Torch to cut the old Gilmerton Bridge. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315400
New Gilmerton Bridge span approaches the old bridge site. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315401
The old Gilmerton Bridge span removal. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315402
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats in the channel at sunset. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315403
Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River from the Gilmerton Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315404
Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River from the Gilmerton Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315405
Using an Oxylance Thermic Cutting Torch to cut the old Gilmerton Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315406
Old Gilmerton Bridge spans partially removed. Using an Oxylance Thermic Cutting Torch to cut the old Gilmerton Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315407
Old Gilmerton Bridge spans partially removed. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315408
Old Gilmerton Bridge spans partially removed. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315409
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315410
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315411
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315412
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315413
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315414
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315415
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315416
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315417
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315418
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315419
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315420
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315421
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315422
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315423
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315424
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315425
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315426
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315427
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315428
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315429
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315430
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315431
New Gilmerton Bridge span floats under the NS Railroad Bridge. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315432
The old double-leaf bascule Gilmerton Bridge on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315433
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315434
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315435
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315436
Marc Papini, project manager with Parsons Brinckerhoff. Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315437
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315438
Virginia Department of Transportation
315439
Virginia Department of Transportation
315440
Virginia Department of Transportation
315441
Virginia Department of Transportation
315442
Virginia Department of Transportation
315443
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315444
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315445
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315446
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
315447
Gilmerton Bridge Span Float-in on the Elizabeth River. (Photo by Tom Saunders, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.567426,-76.198646
Carries Chesapeake & Albemarle Railroad over Northwest River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Northwest River on Chesapeake & Albemarle Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Chesapeake
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294132
CA -Northwest River bridge
Virginia
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in September 2014
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.720632,-76.239747
Carries Battlefield Boulevard over Albemerle & Chesapeake Canal
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss bascule
Total Length: 253.0 Feet
Span Length: 221.1 Feet
Overview: Warren pony truss bridge over Albemerle & Chesapeake Canal on Battlefield Boulevard in Great Bridge
History: Built 2004
Built: 2004
Location: Chesapeake
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294486
Battlefield Boulevard Bridge
Raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2014
294487
Battlefield Boulevard Bridge
Closed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2014
294488
Battlefield Boulevard Bridge
Ship about to pass through
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
294489
Battlefield Boulevard Bridge
Closed of traffic
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
337132
Battlefield Boulevard Bridge
Photo taken by Virtual Tourist
425853
Looking SE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425854
Looking SSE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425855
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425856
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425857
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425858
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425859
Looking SE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425860
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425861
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425862
Looking SSE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425863
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425864
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425865
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425866
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425867
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425868
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425869
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425870
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425871
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425872
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425873
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425874
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425875
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425876
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425877
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425878
Looking South
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425879
Looking South
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425880
Looking SSE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425881
Looking South
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425882
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425883
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425884
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425885
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425886
Looking NE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425887
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425888
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425889
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425890
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425891
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425892
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425893
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425894
Looking East
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425895
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425896
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425897
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425898
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425899
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425900
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
425901
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 36.797133,-76.292846
Carries Virginian Railway over Elizabeth River South Branch
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Elizabeth River South Branch on Virginia Railway
History: Built 1907
Built: 1907
Location: Chesapeake
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359517
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
359851
Virginia RR Elizabeth River South Branch Bridge
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in August 2016
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 36.721044,-76.239850
Carries Virginia 168 Battlefield Boulevard over Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal on Battlefield Boulevard
History: Replaced in 2004
Built:
Location: Chesapeake
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316103
Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal Bridge (Old)
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
337133
Photo taken by Virtual Tourist
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.717785,-76.100215
Carries State Route 165 over A & C Canal
Design: other
Design Details: Other
Total Length: 237.9 Feet
Span Length: 119.1 Feet
Overview: Bridge over A & C Canal on State Route 165
History: Built 1951
Built: 1951
Location: Chesapeake
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 36.833327,-76.388718
Carries Seaboard System Railway over Western Branch Elizabeth River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 475.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Western Branch Elizabeth River on Seaboard System Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Chesapeake
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.808212,-76.290045
Carries Virginia State Route 337 over South Branch Elizabeth River (ICW)
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete segmental box girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete segmental box girder bridge over South Branch Elizabeth River (ICW) on Virginia State Route 337
History: Constructed 2009-2012 to replace previous Jordan Lift Bridge
Built: 2012
Location: Chesapeake
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471040
South Norfolk Jordan Bridge
Elevation
Photo taken by Wikimedia Commons user Neilbert in February 2013
Status: Open to traffic
Part of the future Interstate 87 corridor (Raleigh to Norfolk Expressway) but no significant structural changes expected
Location: 36.736384,-76.294878
Carries Dominion Boulevard (U.S. Route 17/Future I-87) over South Branch Elizabeth River (ICW)
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Twin-span concrete segmental box girder
Total Length: 5262.4 Feet
Span Length: 285.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete segmental box girder bridge over South Branch Elizabeth River (ICW) on Dominion Boulevard (U.S. Route 17/Future I-87)
History: Built 2014 to replace previous Steel Bridge
Built: 2014
Location: Chesapeake
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471041
Dominion Boulevard Veterans Bridge
Aerial view
Photo taken by Virginia Department of Transportation
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.776719,-76.286039
Carries Military Highway US 13 over SR 460 & NS RR
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 271.0 Feet
Span Length: 55.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over SR 460 & NS RR on Military Highway US 13
History: Built 1948
Built: 1948
Location: Chesapeake
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500963
Triple Decker Bridge
Photo from Historic South Norfolk
Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
