1928: (
Archived Bridge Hunter;
Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges)
The span for the old bridge was 300' (91m), and the span of the new bridge is 415' (126m). The length of the new bridge is 23,201' (7km, 4.4miles). [BridgeHunters]
1928 Bridge
2 of 5 photos from a
Flickr VDOT Album that has the comment: "The 4.5-mile (7 km) James River Bridge was completed in 1928, and was the longest bridge in the world over water at the time. It was replaced from 1975 to 1982 with a wider four-lane bridge that could handle increased traffic volumes. (From the VDOT Image Archives)"
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Logan Rentz posted
Once the longest bridge in the world. The original James River Bridge had thin steel pipes for a railing and each lane was only 10 feet wide. |
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History of Virginia posted
1928 James River Bridge......The bridge connects Newport News on the Virginia Peninsula with Isle of Wight County in the South Hampton Roads region, and is the easternmost such crossing without a Tunnel component..........This original two-lane bridge was replaced from 1975 to 1982 with a wider four-lane bridge.
Mary Cottrill: Remember well that 2 lane bridge and the yellow 75ft signs reminding folks to stay that far apart. |
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Jimmy Ray Megginson commented on the above post
Drove over the bridge for many years going to work in Hampton. |
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| Postcard via BridgeHunter_1928, Cleveland State University Library Photograph Collection |
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