CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — It’s been a part of the Tidewater skyline for more than 50 years, the bridge spanning the South Branch of the Elizabeth River, carrying the Norfolk Southern Railway between Chesapeake and Portsmouth.
The man currently in charge of opening and closing the bridge has had a career spanning just as long.
In fact, Billy Garris, is the longest-serving active railroader in the Fortune 500 company’s nearly 20,000 person workforce…