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Newport News

About Newport News

180,726 in city
1,715,257 in metro
308 km² (119 mi²)
4.5720555962 m
The City of Newport News is located along the Hampton Roads Harbor where the James River meets the Chesapeake Bay. The city is approximately 25 miles long and 5 miles wide and recognized for its military and advanced technology facilities, the largest municipal park on the east coast, historic preservation efforts, excellent parks and tourism sites and museums for the arts, maritime and wartime history. Newport News is also one of the world's largest shipbuilding centers.

Metro Cities

Chesapeake, Corolla, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, Yorktown

No. of Buildings

No. Current status
88 All Buildings
86
existing
1
unbuilt
1
demolished

Tallest Buildings

# Building Height Year
1 River Park Tower 208 ft 1986
2 Windward Tower North - 1990
3 Windward Tower South - 1987
4 Newport Towers - 1972
5 Rouse Tower - 1974

Building types

No. Type
71 low-rise building
7 high-rise building
5 mast (pole)
2 mast (framework)
2 stadium
1 monument

Other buildings

No. Type
0 Famous buildings
1 Buildings with construction images