Tangier in Accomack County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Long Bridge

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 13, 2017

1. Long Bridge Marker

Inscription.
Long Bridge, formerly called Mooney's Bridge, leads over the Main or Big Gut back to the section of Tangier known as "Meat Soup."

The house at the end of the bridge was the home of Norris Angle, who operated the Ambulance Boat. An airplane crashed into this house on Christmas Eve, 1945.

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Plane Crash - 1945
Long Bridge - Aubrey Bodine, 1959
Skipper Angle - Virginia Pilot, 1967

Erected by Tangier History Museum & Interpretive Cultural Center.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. In addition, it is included in the Virginia, Tangier History Museum & Interpretive Cultural Center series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 24, 1945.

Location. 37° 49.697′ N, 75° 59.717′ W. Marker is in Tangier, Virginia, in Accomack County. It is at the intersection of Long Bridge Road and West Ridge Road, on the left when traveling east on Long Bridge Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tangier VA 23440, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.

It is also in the

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American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Joshua Thomas Lane (within shouting distance of this marker); The Amanda Wallace Pruitt House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Emily Pruitt House (about 600 feet away); Tangier Combined School (about 600 feet away); Parks Marina (about 700 feet away); The Sydney Wallace House (about 700 feet away); Methodist Parsonage (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fisherman's Corner (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tangier.

Also see . . . Tangier History Museum and Interpretive Cultural Center. Find Your Chesapeake website entry (Submitted on August 14, 2017.)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 13, 2017

2. Long Bridge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 361 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.