The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, October 16, 1996           TAG: 9610160448
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Brief 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                           LENGTH:   15 lines

BRIDGE CLOSES

The 26th Street bridge over the Lafayette River will be closed to through traffic today until Sunday for repair work.

Bridge repairs are expected to be completed by the fall of 1997. To accommodate repairs, all through traffic will be detoured to Lindenwood Avenue. Motorists are asked to use caution and to allow extra time for travel.

KEYWORDS: BRIDGE CLOSING by CNB