WATER COUNTRY U.S.A' MIDDLE PENINSULA'S SCHOOLS STUDY OPTIONS; COLEMAN REMAINS OPEN Middle Peninsula Edition
A rumor that the storm would force a closing of the Coleman Bridge prompted worried folks to swamp the bridge crew with phone calls Wednesday afternoon, said bridge tender Daniel Oliver. But callers who were able to get through were reassured that the rumor wasn't true, Oliver said. The Virgini...
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| Published in | Daily press (Newport News, Va. : Final ed.) |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Newport News, Va
Tribune Publishing Company, LLC
05.02.1998
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| Summary: | A rumor that the storm would force a closing of the Coleman Bridge prompted worried folks to swamp the bridge crew with phone calls Wednesday afternoon, said bridge tender Daniel Oliver. But callers who were able to get through were reassured that the rumor wasn't true, Oliver said. The Virginia Department of Transportation office in Saluda, which is responsible for roads in Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex and King and Queen counties, was operating in emergency mode. Staff photos (color) by DAVE BOWMAN Waves from the Chesapeake Bay crash onto the shore line of Gwynn's Island Wednesday at high tide. Above: A motorist braves the flooding along Robin's Neck Road in Gloucester. Left: Water surrounds the gas pumps at an Exxon in White Marsh. Staff photo (b&w) by TINA MCCLOUD A cedar tree lost its toehold in the soggy ground at the intersection of Route 601 and Route 602 at New Point near the Chesapeake Bay. |
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