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Centerville Turnpike Bridge

Chesapeake, Virginia

Photos 

VIRGINIA: ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY: ALBEMARLE AND CHESAPEAKE CANAL: Centerville Turnpike Bridge

Photo taken by Douglas W. Reynolds Jr.

View this photo at panoramio.com

BH Photo #264016

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Swing bridge over the Chesap. & Albe. Canal on Centerville Turnpike in Virginia Beach
Location
Chesapeake, Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1955
Design
Swing
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 172.9 ft.
Total length: 215.9 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.72374, -76.18640   (decimal degrees)
36°43'25" N, 76°11'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/394056/4064882 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Fentress
Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
15,980
Inventory numbers
VA 21797 (Virginia bridge number)
BH 33646 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 2018)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 23.8 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 1955 (455)
Built during 1950s (3,858)
Chesapeake, Virginia (24)
Have street view (27,060)
Movable (2,987)
Navigable waterway (2,154)
 Open (39,975)
Owned by city (5,459)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,236)
Swing (1,465)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,285)
Virginia (1,230)

Update Log 

  • April 10, 2020: Updated by Nick Boppel: Fix map marker
  • October 21, 2018: New photos from Timothy and Joann Phillips
  • August 24, 2013: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • August 20, 2013: Photo imported by Dave King
  • April 19, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth

Sources 

  • Nathan Holth
  • Douglas Butler
  • Timothy and Joann Phillips
  • Nick Boppel - nickboppel01 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Comments 

Centerville Turnpike Bridge
Posted July 18, 2019, by Jason Brown (jabrown [at] cityofchesapeake [dot] net)

The Centerville Turnpike Bridge will close to traffic on Aug. 24, 2019 for a period of six months to accommodate a major rehabilitation project, primarily to replace the pivot pier mechanism. The bridge is expected to reopen to traffic in February 2020. Additionally, the City of Chesapeake is beginning a feasibility study to explore options for replacing the current bridge with a new, likely fixed span bridge.

Centerville Turnpike Bridge
Posted February 6, 2019, by Wallace Johnson (wdj34 [at] msn [dot] com)

Man When Will They Replace The Deficent Bridge?

Centerville Turnpike Bridge
Posted January 25, 2010, by Ultimatequestion (gt6mk3 [at] hotmail [dot] com)

The bridge is open and in daily use. If it was closed on 5 December, it was only temporary.

Centerville Turnpike Bridge
Posted December 5, 2009, by Ben Philbrick (bphilbrick [at] cox [dot] net)

This bridge is currently closed for repairs.