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Downing Bridge
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Description
http://rivercountrynews.com/downing-bridge-past-and-present-...Though ferries served the area since at least 1656, it wasn’t until 1927 that a bridge connected the town of Tappahannock to Richmond County across the Rappahannock River. Seen in the upper photo, the original Downing Bridge provided residents of the Northern Neck with a vital link to the rest of Virginia. While popular with motorists, the structure was an inconvenience to boaters, who had to navigate the narrow passage of the draw bridge. The taller, modern Downing Bridge - seen in the top photo shortly before it opened in 1963 -continues to be a popular crossing, carrying more than 14,000 vehicles per day over the Rappahannock River.
Facts
- Overview
- Steel stringer bridge over Rappahannock River on E. Queen Street/Richmond Road
- Location
- Richmond County, Virginia, and Essex County, Virginia
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1963
- Design
- Steel stringer
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 122.1 ft.
Total length: 5,604.3 ft. (1.1 mi.)
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
- Also called
- Rappahannock River Bridge
E. Queen Street Bridge - Approximate latitude, longitude
- +37.93504, -76.84963 (decimal degrees)
37°56'06" N, 76°50'59" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/337457/4200221 (zone/easting/northing)
- Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
- 12,933
- Inventory numbers
- VA 14782 (Virginia bridge number)
BH 85982 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of April 2018)
- Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 50 (out of 100)
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