Kings Highway Bridge

Photos 

Kings Highway Bridge

Replaced

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2017

Enlarge

BH Photo #376718

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost swing bridge over Nansemond River on Kings Highway in Suffolk

Location

Suffolk, Virginia

Status

Bridge 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)

Categories 

Update Log 

• January 1, 2019: Updated by Tony Dillon: Fixed typo
• November 27, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
• January 15, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
• January 23, 2017: New photo from Douglas Butler
• September 16, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added links to images;
• April 3, 2010: Updated by C Hanchey: Bridge was demolished in 2007

Sources 

• C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Virginian Pilot - Image
• Virginian Pilot - Image
• Luke
• Douglas Butler
• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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