Historic American Buildings Survey

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Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Branch Valley on Fifth Street, Richmond — Detail, underside of deck, and bridge piers, from below and north, showing structural configuration, including series of piers, ribbed deck consisting of girders, floor beams and stringers
Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Br…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 23 | Data Page(s): 26 | Photo Caption Page(s): 4 Subjects: concrete girder bridges, tollhouses, concrete abutments, street lights, concrete…

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Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Branch Valley on Fifth Street, Richmond — Detail, underside of deck, from below and north, showing structural configuration, including two large reinforced concrete longitudinal girders, floor beams and stringers
Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Br…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 23 | Data Page(s): 26 | Photo Caption Page(s): 4 Subjects: concrete girder bridges, tollhouses, concrete abutments, street lights, concrete…

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Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Branch Valley on Fifth Street, Richmond — Detail, underside of deck, from below and northeast, showing structural configuration, including floorbeams cantilevered out to support sidewalk and east parapet
Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Br…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 23 | Data Page(s): 26 | Photo Caption Page(s): 4 Subjects: concrete girder bridges, tollhouses, concrete abutments, street lights, concrete…

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Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Branch Valley on Fifth Street, Richmond — Detail, north abutment, from east, showing abutment, portion of simply ornamented east parapet, and remnant of stone masonry abutment of original (1890) Fifth Street Viaduct
Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Br…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 23 | Data Page(s): 26 | Photo Caption Page(s): 4 Subjects: concrete girder bridges, tollhouses, concrete abutments, street lights, concrete…

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Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Branch Valley on Fifth Street, Richmond — Portion of west parapet, from east, showing alternating solid and open reinforced concrete parapet panels
Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Br…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 23 | Data Page(s): 26 | Photo Caption Page(s): 4 Subjects: concrete girder bridges, tollhouses, concrete abutments, street lights, concrete…

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Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Branch Valley on Fifth Street, Richmond — Detail, west parapet, from east, showing simply ornamented solid parapet panel at stiff tower, supporting original metal light standard
Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Br…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 23 | Data Page(s): 26 | Photo Caption Page(s): 4 Subjects: concrete girder bridges, tollhouses, concrete abutments, street lights, concrete…

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Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Branch Valley on Fifth Street, Richmond — Detail, east parapet, showing surface treatment of concrete, open parapet panels
Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Br…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 23 | Data Page(s): 26 | Photo Caption Page(s): 4 Subjects: concrete girder bridges, tollhouses, concrete abutments, street lights, concrete…

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Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Branch Valley on Fifth Street, Richmond — Metal light standard, at north end block of east parapet, from north, showing original light standard, with replacement bracket and cobra-head lamp
Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Br…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 23 | Data Page(s): 26 | Photo Caption Page(s): 4 Subjects: concrete girder bridges, tollhouses, concrete abutments, street lights, concrete…

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Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Branch Valley on Fifth Street, Richmond — Detail, metal light standard, at north end block of east parapet, from west, showing simple ornamentation of base of standard, with "Union Metal" imprint
Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Br…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 23 | Data Page(s): 26 | Photo Caption Page(s): 4 Subjects: concrete girder bridges, tollhouses, concrete abutments, street lights, concrete…

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Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Branch Valley on Fifth Street, Richmond — Detail, metal bridge plate, at south end block of east parapet, from south, recording 1933 construction of Fifth Street Viaduct by Richmond Bridge Corporation in cooperation with the City of Richmond
Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Br…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 23 | Data Page(s): 26 | Photo Caption Page(s): 4 Subjects: concrete girder bridges, tollhouses, concrete abutments, street lights, concrete…

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Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Branch Valley on Fifth Street, Richmond — Detail, metal manhole cover in deck near east parapet, showing round manhole cover, with simple geometric ornamentation and central stylized "RBC" (Richmond Bridge Corporation) insignia
Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Br…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 23 | Data Page(s): 26 | Photo Caption Page(s): 4 Subjects: concrete girder bridges, tollhouses, concrete abutments, street lights, concrete…

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Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Branch Valley on Fifth Street, Richmond — East elevation, Fifth Street Viaduct tollhouse, at southwest end of viaduct
Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Br…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 23 | Data Page(s): 26 | Photo Caption Page(s): 4 Subjects: concrete girder bridges, tollhouses, concrete abutments, street lights, concrete…

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Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Branch Valley on Fifth Street, Richmond — South elevation, Fifth Street Viaduct tollhouse at southwest end of viaduct
Fifth Street Viaduct, Spanning Bacon's Quarter Br…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 23 | Data Page(s): 26 | Photo Caption Page(s): 4 Subjects: concrete girder bridges, tollhouses, concrete abutments, street lights, concrete…

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USS Saginaw Gig, U.S. Navy Collection Management Facility, Strathmore Road, Richmond — Port side elevation/profile.
USS Saginaw Gig, U.S. Navy Collection Management …

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 6 | Measured Drawing(s): 2 | Data Page(s): 4 | Photo Caption Page(s): 1 Subjects: lifeboats, rudders, naval museums, maritime, military ves…

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USS Saginaw Gig, U.S. Navy Collection Management Facility, Strathmore Road, Richmond — 3/4 view from the bow looking astern long the port side.
USS Saginaw Gig, U.S. Navy Collection Management …

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 6 | Measured Drawing(s): 2 | Data Page(s): 4 | Photo Caption Page(s): 1 Subjects: lifeboats, rudders, naval museums, maritime, military ves…

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USS Saginaw Gig, U.S. Navy Collection Management Facility, Strathmore Road, Richmond — Detail view of the bow on the port side showing construction details.
USS Saginaw Gig, U.S. Navy Collection Management …

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 6 | Measured Drawing(s): 2 | Data Page(s): 4 | Photo Caption Page(s): 1 Subjects: lifeboats, rudders, naval museums, maritime, military ves…

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USS Saginaw Gig, U.S. Navy Collection Management Facility, Strathmore Road, Richmond — 3/4 view from astern looking forward along the port side.
USS Saginaw Gig, U.S. Navy Collection Management …

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 6 | Measured Drawing(s): 2 | Data Page(s): 4 | Photo Caption Page(s): 1 Subjects: lifeboats, rudders, naval museums, maritime, military ves…

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USS Saginaw Gig, U.S. Navy Collection Management Facility, Strathmore Road, Richmond — Detail of deck arrangement viewed from the starboard side looking aft.
USS Saginaw Gig, U.S. Navy Collection Management …

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 6 | Measured Drawing(s): 2 | Data Page(s): 4 | Photo Caption Page(s): 1 Subjects: lifeboats, rudders, naval museums, maritime, military ves…

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USS Saginaw Gig, U.S. Navy Collection Management Facility, Strathmore Road, Richmond — Detail of hatch frame with crew names carved into the wood.
USS Saginaw Gig, U.S. Navy Collection Management …

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 6 | Measured Drawing(s): 2 | Data Page(s): 4 | Photo Caption Page(s): 1 Subjects: lifeboats, rudders, naval museums, maritime, military ves…

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Fulton Gas Works, 3301 Williamsburg Avenue, Richmond — View of complex from Peebles Street gate, facing east
Fulton Gas Works, 3301 Williamsburg Avenue, Richm…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 24 | Data Page(s): 30 | Photo Caption Page(s): 2 Subjects: retorts, condensers, coal gasification, war (civil war), public utilities, engin…

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Fulton Gas Works, 3301 Williamsburg Avenue, Richmond — View of complex from southeast corner of property, facing northwest
Fulton Gas Works, 3301 Williamsburg Avenue, Richm…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 24 | Data Page(s): 30 | Photo Caption Page(s): 2 Subjects: retorts, condensers, coal gasification, war (civil war), public utilities, engin…

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Fulton Gas Works, 3301 Williamsburg Avenue, Richmond — View of boiler house and compressor house, facing southeast
Fulton Gas Works, 3301 Williamsburg Avenue, Richm…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 24 | Data Page(s): 30 | Photo Caption Page(s): 2 Subjects: retorts, condensers, coal gasification, war (civil war), public utilities, engin…

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Fulton Gas Works, 3301 Williamsburg Avenue, Richmond — View of boiler house east end, facing northwest
Fulton Gas Works, 3301 Williamsburg Avenue, Richm…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 24 | Data Page(s): 30 | Photo Caption Page(s): 2 Subjects: retorts, condensers, coal gasification, war (civil war), public utilities, engin…

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Fulton Gas Works, 3301 Williamsburg Avenue, Richmond — View of boiler house south side, facing northeast
Fulton Gas Works, 3301 Williamsburg Avenue, Richm…

Documentation compiled after 1968

Photo(s): 24 | Data Page(s): 30 | Photo Caption Page(s): 2 Subjects: retorts, condensers, coal gasification, war (civil war), public utilities, engin…

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