Dominion Boulevard Steel Bridge, Chesapeake

#12 among attractions in Chesapeake

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Dominion Boulevard Steel Bridge was a double-leaf bascule, two-lane drawbridge which spanned the Southern Branch Elizabeth River in the City of Chesapeake in South Hampton Roads in southeastern Virginia. Built in 1962 and operated by the City of Chesapeake, it carried U.S. Route 17 which is Dominion Boulevard. The corridor frequently acts as a bypass route for congested I-64 High Rise Bridge traffic. ()

Length: 552 ftWidth: 28 ftCoordinates: 36°44'16"N, 76°17'36"W

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Dominion Boulevard Steel Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bethany Baptist Church, Jordan Bridge, Chesapeake Arboretum, Bide-A-Wee Golf Course.

5.3 miNE
Church
Bethany Baptist Church, Chesapeake
136 min walk • Bethany Baptist Church of South Norfolk, Virginia is a prominent Black church in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Founded in the late 1950s to early 1960s, it has since had a major influence on the local black community and others. It has become one of the largest churches in the Hampton Roads area.
4.9 miN
Bridge
Jordan Bridge, Chesapeake
125 min walk • The Jordan Bridge, officially named the South Norfolk Jordan Bridge, is a tolled highway fixed bridge which carries State Route 337 over the Southern Branch Elizabeth River between the City of Portsmouth into the City of Chesapeake in South Hampton Roads, Virginia.
3.2 miE
Botanical garden, Trail
Chesapeake Arboretum, Chesapeake
81 min walk • Chesapeake Arboretum is a non-profit arboretum located at 624 Oak Grove Road, Chesapeake, Virginia. It is open daily without charge.
5.2 miNW
Golf
Bide-A-Wee Golf Course, Portsmouth
133 min walk • Bide-A-Wee Golf Course is an 18-hole municipal public golf course founded by former PGA Champion Chandler Harper in 1956 located in and owned by the city of Portsmouth, Virginia.
3.2 miE
Bridge
Great Bridge Bridge, Chesapeake
81 min walk • The Great Bridge Bridge is a double-leaf rolling bascule drawbridge that carries Battlefield Blvd across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Chesapeake, Virginia. It was constructed in 2004 by the Army Corps of Engineers and operated by the City of Chesapeake. It has a mean daily traffic of 35,000 vehicles.
2.9 miE
Church
Oak Grove United Methodist Church, Chesapeake
74 min walk • Oak Grove United Methodist Church is located in Chesapeake, VA, and is known as "the mother of all Methodist congregations in Hampton Roads".
1.4 miN
Bridge
High Rise Bridge, Chesapeake
37 min walk • The High Rise Bridge is a four-lane, bascule drawbridge that Interstate 64 uses to cross the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River. The twin spans of concrete and steel were completed in 1972, and are operated by VDOT.
6 miSE
Church
St. Stephen, Chesapeake
153 min walk • St. Stephen, Martyr is a Roman Catholic Church and part of the Diocese of Richmond, located in Chesapeake, Virginia. It was established in 1997 to accommodate the growing Catholic community of the Chesapeake area.
2.6 miN
Bridge
Gilmerton Bridge, Chesapeake
67 min walk • The Gilmerton Bridge, originally a twin bascule drawbridge, is now a vertical-lift bridge which spans the Southern Branch Elizabeth River in the City of Chesapeake in South Hampton Roads in southeastern Virginia. Completed in 1938, it carries U.S.
~650 ftSW
Bridge
Veterans Bridge, Chesapeake
4 min walk • The Veterans Bridge is a fixed span concrete bridge that spans the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River in the Deep Creek neighborhood of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia, USA.
4.3 miN
36°47'55"N • 76°18'28"W
Paradise Creek Nature Park, Norfolk
110 min walk • Park