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Newport News (/ ˌ n uː p ɔːr t-,-p ər t-/) [6] is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States.At the 2020 census, the population was 186,247. [5] Located in the Hampton Roads region, it is the fifth-most populous city in Virginia and 140th-most populous city in the United States.
The James River Bridge (JRB) is a four-lane divided highway lift bridge across the James River in the Commonwealth of Virginia.Owned and operated by the Virginia Department of Transportation, it carries U.S. Route 17 (US 17), US 258, and State Route 32 across the river near its mouth at Hampton Roads.
Denbigh Plantation, also known as Mathews Manor, is a historic archaeological site located at Newport News, Virginia.. The earliest owner of land in this area is known to be merchant Abraham Peirsey (who first came to Virginia in 1616 aboard the ship Susan), and died in 16 January 1628. [3]
40th Street to SR 351 / I-664 north: interchange: 27.59: 44.40: I-664 south / 35th Street – Suffolk: Exit 5 (I-664); ramps from eastbound SR 143 to southbound I-664 and from northbound I-664 to SR 143: Jefferson Avenue / 28th Street to I-664 – Downtown Newport News, Newport News Marine Terminal: former SR 167 north: City of Hampton: LaSalle ...
It encompasses 451 contributing buildings in a primarily residential section of Newport News. It is a compact, middle-class and upper middle-class residential neighborhood that arose during the period 1900–1935 in association with the nearby Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company.
Area surrounding Greenbriar Branch Rd. and State Route 42, Newport, Virginia Coordinates 37°17′36″N 80°29′46″W / 37.29333°N 80.49611°W / 37.29333; -80
Newport News, Virginia: Area: Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) Architect: US Lighthouse Board: MPS: Light Stations of the United States MPS: NRHP reference No. 02001438 [1] VLR No. 121-0020: Significant dates; Added to NRHP: December 2, 2002: Designated VLR: September 10, 2003 [2]
In the US, street lights using sodium vapor were first installed on a rural highway near Port Jervis, New York, in 1933. [1] In 1938, a study of sodium vapor light use at selected intersections in Chicago claimed that the new lighting had helped to reduce the number of accidents in those areas.