NORFOLK, Va. – The North Landing Bridge that spans the Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal in Chesapeake, Va. will be temporarily closed to vehicular traffic from 9 a.m. Monday, May 6, to 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 7, while the Army Corps of Engineers makes repairs to the bridge.
Motorists traveling north on Mount Pleasant Road in Chesapeake, can detour around the bridge by using Centerville Turnpike to Elbow Road to Indian River Road, back to North Landing Road. The detour should be followed in reverse for motorists traveling south on North Landing Road in Virginia Beach, Va.
During the repairs, boat traffic along the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal will be able to continue as normal. Vessels traveling the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal can contact the bridge operator at North Landing Bridge on Marine Channel 13 for additional information.
North Landing Bridge is located on the border between the cities of Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, where Mount Pleasant Road turns into North Landing Road, 2953 Mount Pleasant Road, Virginia Beach.
For more information, call Joel Scussel, Operations Branch, Norfolk District Army Corps of Engineers, at 757-201-7642, or the North Landing Bridge operator at 757-482-3081.
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