Which Norfolk bridge is this?

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Thanks for the info on this picture. Can somebody tell me what is the story
on bridge 5-A? When was it added? Is that the one that appears to be in the
permanent "up" position and no longer used?

Mike Weeks
Greenville NC

On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 10:39 AM, NW Mailing List
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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

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> Tom:

> It's been a long time, but on that Sunday after NKP 759 had brought the

> last No. 3 to

> Norfolk, there was also a schooner on the west end of Bridge 5.  The

> control tower

> for Bridge 5 was on the east end, and I believe the photo caption is

> correctly stated

> as being on the east end. But it certainly wasn't in the 50's

> because Bridge 5-A doesn't

> appear. USCGS Berkley was still there in 1965 -- I know.              Harry

> Bundy

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