The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, September 29, 1994           TAG: 9409290511
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   19 lines

UP FROM THE DEEP

ILLUSTRATION: Photo

RICHARD L. DUNSTON/Staff

The last of several barges that rammed the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial

Bridge-Tunnel is raised by a crane Wednesday afternoon. The barges

were loaded with gravel and sand when they were torn loose and

rammed the bridge during a storm on Sept. 22.

KEYWORDS: STORMS BARGES BRIDGES by CNB