Kings Highway Bridge

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Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2017

BH Photo #376718

Overview: Lost swing bridge over Nansemond River on Kings Highway in Suffolk
Location: Suffolk, Virginia
Status: Birdge was demolished in 2007
History: Built 1928; rehabilitated 1985; closed to traffic 2005; removed 2007
Design: Through truss swing bridge
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 200.1 ft.
Total length: 2,540.2 ft. (0.5 mi.)
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.5 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Nansemond River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.83833, -76.55000 (decimal degrees)
36°50'18" N, 76°32'60" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/361790/4078059 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Chuckatuck
Inventory numbers: VA 22079 (Virginia bridge number)
BH 33882 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/1999): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 0.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1997): 2,880