Gilmerton Bridge is a Twin Bascule Drawbridge which spans the southern branch of the Elizabeth River in the City of Chesapeake in South Hampton Roads in southeastern Virginia. The Bascule Bridge is a paved one-lane highway bridge in Westport, Massachusetts, USA. A drawbridge is a type of Movable bridge typically associated with the entrance of a Castle. The Elizabeth River is a short Tidal estuary forming an arm of Hampton Roads at the southern end of Chesapeake Bay in southeast Virginia in the Chesapeake is an Independent city located in the South Hampton Roads portion of the Hampton Roads region of eastern Virginia in the South Hampton Roads, also known as Southside, is a region located in the extreme southeastern portion of Virginia in the United States. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Completed in 1938, it carries U.S. Highway 13 and U.S. Highway 460 and is part of the Military Highway (which was completed during World War II in what was then Norfolk County). US Route 13 is a north-south US highway established in 1926 that runs for from the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US Route 460 is a spur of US Route 60. It currently runs for 655 miles (1054 km from Norfolk Virginia at U Military Highway is a four-lane roadway built in the South Hampton Roads region of eastern Virginia, USA during World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Norfolk County is an extinct county in South Hampton Roads in eastern Virginia in the United States. The Gilmerton Bridge is owned and operated by the City of Chesapeake. It is scheduled to be widened and rebuilt soon but There is no sign of that happening anytime soon.