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Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge

Prince George County, Virginia, and Charles City County, Virginia
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Overview
Vertical lift bridge over James River on VA 156
Location
Prince George County, Virginia, and Charles City County, Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1967
Builder
- Hardesty & Hanover of New York, New York
Design
Vertical lift
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 363.9 ft.
Total length: 4,463.1 ft. (0.8 mi.)
Deck width: 25.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.31833, -77.22500   (decimal degrees)
37°19'06" N, 77°13'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/302843/4132508 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Westover
Inventory numbers
VA 14069 (Virginia bridge number)
BH 33803 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2011)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 49.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
4,339

Categories 

Built 1966 (106)
Built during 1960s (1,213)
Charles City County, Virginia (2)
Functionally obsolete (7,035)
Hardesty & Hanover (3)
Have street view (9,880)
James River (Virginia) (4)
Movable (1,355)
Navigable waterway (1,448)
 Open (28,293)
Owned by state (9,803)
Prince George County, Virginia (1)
Span length 250-500 feet (863)
Total length over 2500 feet (587)
Truss (23,558)
Vertical lift (275)
Virginia (539)

Update Log 

  • July 13, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added name and builder
  • May 4, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth

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Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge
Posted July 13, 2012, by Luke Harden (lmharden [at] iastate [dot] edu)

"Working in conjunction with the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, the Benjamin Harrison Bridge and its VDOT staff host a successful breeding program for peregrine falcons on its high towers."

James River Bridge
Posted August 26, 2009, by Kevin Webb (kwebb1979 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

It's called the Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge. I cross it on a regular basis.