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Railroad Lift Bridge over Elizabeth River

Chesapeake, Virginia
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Photo taken by C Hanchey in December 2008

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Elizabeth River on Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad
Location
Chesapeake, Virginia
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 385.0 ft.
Total length: 1,150.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.81161, -76.29048   (decimal degrees)
36°48'42" N, 76°17'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/384892/4074750 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Norfolk South
Inventory number
BH 49190 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad (1)
Chesapeake, Virginia (9)
Deck girder (1,801)
Girder (3,238)
Have street view (9,891)
Movable (1,355)
Owned by railroad (4,045)
Railroad (4,073)
Span length 250-500 feet (863)
 Through truss (9,209)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,215)
Truss (23,573)
Unknown status (810)
Vertical lift (275)
Virginia (540)
Warren through truss (927)
Warren truss (3,960)

Update Log 

  • March 25, 2013: New photo from Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • October 2, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Navigable waterway", " Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad"
  • October 2, 2012: Updated by Jann Mayer: Added length
  • July 25, 2011: Updated by Luke Harden: added number of main spans
  • July 25, 2011: Added by Irma Hale

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