ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Wednesday, February 21, 1996           TAG: 9602210060
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: C-4  EDITION: METRO 


RAMMED BRIDGE REOPENS


LENGTH: Short :   18 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  HUY NGUYEN/Landmark News Service. Virginia Department of

Transportation authorities check for damage after a tugboat and

barge hit the Treakle Bridge during Tuesday morning's rush hour in

Chesapeake. No injuries were reported and damage was not severe.

Officials shut down Interstate 64 for 5 1/2 hours on the bridge,

which spans the southern branch of the Elizabeth River.

by CNB