Bridges


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[IMAGE: Stone Bridge]

The stone bridge connecting North and South Granby Street c1868, crossing what is now City Hall Avenue.
(Picture from the Virginia State Library).


[IMAGE: wooden Granby Street Bridge] [IMAGE: Granby Street Bridge construction]
The Granby Street Bridge c1908. The "new" Granby Street Bridge
under construction in 1930.


[IMAGE: Ghent Bridge]

The Ghent Bridge in January 1904. The people on the Bridge are returning home from Christ Church on Freemason Street.


[IMAGE: Hampton Blvd. Bridge]

Looking south on the Hampton Boulevard Bridge over Tanner's Creek (the Lafayette River) c1908. Originally a streetcar bridge, the structure was being adapted for use by other vehicular traffic.


[IMAGE: Berkley Bridge]

A detail from a 1922 photo showing the Berkley Bridge (foreground) and the N&W Railroad Bridge.


[IMAGE: Larchmont Bridge]

The new Larchmont Bridge (at the end of Colley Avenue) December 1929.


[IMAGE: Campostella Bridge]

The Campostella Bridge in 1933.


[IMAGE: Lakewood Bridge]

The bridge at the entrance to Lakewood c1935.


[IMAGE: 26th Street Bridge]

The 26th Street Bridge in June 1935.


[IMAGE: Bridge in Azalea Gardens]

Building a pedestrian bridge at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens in 1939.


[IMAGE: Tugboat passing under old Berkley Bridge]

Wood Towing Company's tug Atlas passing under the old Berkley Bridge in 1935. Still a familiar sight today.


[IMAGE: Bell's Bridge]

Construction of Bell's Bridge on Cottage Toll Road (now Tidewater Drive), May 1947.


[IMAGE: Berkley Bridge]

The Berkley Bridge on opening day, 23 May 1952.

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