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Port Royal-Port Conway Bridge

Caroline County, Virginia, and King George County, Virginia

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Port Royal-Port Conway Bridge

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BH Photo #497559

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Facts 

Overview
Swing truss bridge over Rappahannock River on Virginia 301
Location
Caroline County, Virginia, and King George County, Virginia
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1934; relocated in 1980 to Bridge Road on Figure Eight Island NC
Design
Swing
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 260.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.17428, -77.18820   (decimal degrees)
38°10'27" N, 77°11'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/308325/4227414 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Port Royal
Inventory number
BH 75233 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1934 (835)
Built during 1930s (12,245)
Caroline County, Virginia (7)
King George County, Virginia (3)
Lost (29,936)
Movable (3,156)
Owned by bridge authority (264)
 Rappahannock River (12)
Replaced by new bridge (20,364)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,283)
Swing (1,591)
Through truss (17,809)
Truss (36,706)
Virginia (1,423)

Update Log 

  • May 8, 2021: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • May 3, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • June 27, 2020: Updated by Geoff Hubbs: Updated history
  • January 20, 2017: Added by Douglas Butler

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Sources 

  • Douglas Butler
  • Geoff Hubbs

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