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USS Wisconsin

Museum

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USS Wisconsin is an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy in the 1940s and is currently a museum ship. Completed in 1944, the ship was assigned to the Pacific Theater during World War II, where she participated in the Philippines campaign and the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. USS Wisconsin is situated 2½ miles northwest of South Norfolk Branch Chesapeake Public Library.

Drydock Number One

Dock

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Drydock Number One is the oldest operational drydock facility in the United States. Located in Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, it was put into service in 1834, and has been in service since then. Drydock Number One is situated 1 mile west of South Norfolk Branch Chesapeake Public Library.

Jordan Bridge

Bridge

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The Jordan Bridge, officially named the South Norfolk Jordan Bridge, is a tolled highway fixed bridge which carries State Route 337 over the Southern Branch Elizabeth River between the City of Portsmouth into the City of Chesapeake in South Hampton Roads, Virginia. Jordan Bridge is situated 1 mile southwest of South Norfolk Branch Chesapeake Public Library.

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Berkley

Suburb

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Berkley was an incorporated town in Norfolk County, Virginia. Chartered by an Act of Assembly in 1890, the Town of Berkley was located directly across the Eastern Branch Elizabeth River from the City of Norfolk in the South Hampton Roads area.

Portsmouth

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Portsmouth is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States. It lies across the Elizabeth River from Norfolk. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,915.

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