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Learn about the history and features of the James River Bridge, a four-lane divided highway lift bridge across the James River in Virginia. The bridge, opened in 1928, was the longest bridge in the world over water and is still in use today.
This web page provides a comprehensive list of bridges and other crossings of the James River in Virginia, from the Chesapeake Bay to its source. It includes the names, locations, dates, and coordinates of each crossing, as well as images and notes where available.
The bridge is high above the river, and is not considered in danger of flooding during periods when the river periodically floods. However, in the past the southern approach has been subject to closure due to flooding of the James River, notably after Hurricane Camille in 1969, Hurricane Agnes in 1972, and Hurricane Gloria in 1985.
The James River is the longest river in Virginia, flowing from the Appalachian Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay. It has a rich history of colonial settlement, tobacco trade, canal construction, and environmental contamination and recovery.
Varina-Enon Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge which carries Interstate 295 across the James River near Dutch Gap between Henrico County near Richmond and Chesterfield County near Hopewell, Virginia. It was opened to traffic in July 1990.
The Norfolk Southern James River Bridge is a bridge that carries Norfolk Southern Railway traffic over the James River in downtown Richmond, Virginia. The bridge was built by the Southern Railway . The bridge is over 2,000 feet long, and also spans over the western edge of Mayo Island.
Bridge view from south side of the James River. The Brown's Island Dam Walk, also known as the VEPCO Levee Dam is a structure across the James River in Richmond, Virginia that connects Brown's Island to the James River Parks System on the Manchester side of the river.
Mayo's Bridge (also known as Richmond's 14th St. Bridge) is located in Richmond, Virginia. [1] A four lane structure, it transports U.S. Route 360 across the James River. Signage identifies the bridge as "Mayo's Bridge". The bridge is in two sections, separated near the middle by Mayo's Island.