Which Norfolk bridge is this?

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And Berkley was home to a Coast Guard Station up until at least 1947 
when granddad retired. The 5 master may have something to do
with USCG.
Tom Cosgrove

On 1/15/2011 8:57 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:

> On 1/15/2011 5:42 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:

>> I was looking thru the images at VT and saw this one: 

>> http://spec.lib.vt.edu/imagebase/norfolksouthern/F1/NS3717.JPG. Can 

>> somebody tell me where this bridge is in Norfolk? Secondly, notice 

>> the five-masted ship on the right of the photo. That seems a little 

>> strange for the 1950's, unless this photo is much older than that. 

>> Thoughts anybody?

>>

>> Mike Weeks

>> Brody School of Medicine

>> Greenville, NC

>>

>>

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> if you look at the VT site there is a "more information" tag below the 

> thumbnails...

>

> Bridge 5 at Norfolk, VA looking south (Railroad West) from the Norfolk 

> side across the eastern branch of the Elizabeth River toward Berkley. 

> Located at mile-post LP-5 where the Lamberts Point branch joined the 

> original mainline near what would have been mile-post N-1. N&Ws 

> Norfolk yard and the Norfolk Union Station would be across the tracks 

> to the right of and behind the photographer. Bridge was operated from 

> a tower located behind the photographer. Tower manned 24/7. Bell in 

> picture was a signaling device to warn when the bridge would be raised 

> and lowered. Operating mechanism probably electric. PER Jerry Kay, 

> Portsmouth, VA

>

> there is still a bridge  near Harbor Park where Terminal Station used 

> to be...I assume it's the same bridge but don't know for sure.  Jim 

> McDaniel

>

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Tom Cosgrove
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