User:KevCor360/West Norfolk Bridge
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West Norfolk Bridge | |
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 Photograph of West Norfolk Bridge. Traffic on the left is westbound towards Suffolk; traffic on the left is eastbound toward Downtown Portsmouth, Norfolk | |
| Official name | West Norfolk Bridge |
| Owner | VDOT |
| Maintained by | VDOT with incident management operations by Elizabeth River Crossings |
| ID number | 0027133 |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 3,253 feet (0.6161 mi)* |
| Width | 57.1 feet (17.4 m) |
| Height | 36 feet (11 m) |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Skanska |
| Construction cost | $187.2 mil USD |
| Opened | 2005 |
| References | |
| "Virginia Bridge Inventory". VDOT. | |
The West Norfolk Bridge is a fixed span bridge that crosses the Western Branch of the Elizabeth River. This bridge is an integral part of the Pinners Point Interchange, carrying the Western Freeway over the river to meet U.S. 58 as it turns to the MLK Freeway.
Because of it's proximity to the Elizabeth River Tunnels Project, VDOT has contracted out incident management services (snow clearing, car accidents, etc) to Elizabeth River Crossings for the duration of their concession agreement.
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