Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.403638,-76.891321
Carries CSX RAILWAY (C&O Railroad) over Route 601
Design: arch
Design Details: Concrete Arch
Total Length: 16.1 Feet
Span Length: 16.1 Feet
Overview: Arch bridge over Route 601 on C&O Railroad
History: Built 1932, last shown in NBI 2014
Built: 1932
Location: James City County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.231782,-76.642221
Carries Railroad over Brewery Road Lake
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck truss bridge over Brewery Road Lake on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: James City County
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309824
Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA 23185, USA
Panoramio user G Day
Status: Open to traffic
Recent weight restriction added.
Location: 37.424575,-76.893686
Carries Stewarts Road over Diascund Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Plank bridge with wood guardrails.
Total Length: 69.9 Feet
Span Length: 17.7 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Diascund Creek on Stewarts Road
History:
Built: 1937
Location: James City County
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448018
Photo taken by Evan Stone
448019
Photo taken by Evan Stone
448020
Photo taken by Evan Stone
448021
Photo taken by Evan Stone
448022
Photo taken by Evan Stone
448023
Photo taken by Evan Stone
448024
Photo taken by Evan Stone
Status: Open to traffic
Efforts to replace ferry with a bridge have persisted, but have faced considerable local opposition. The most recent bridge proposal was soundly defeated in 1991.
Location: 37.202492,-76.787464
Carries VA-31 over James River
Design: ferry
Design Details: Ferry crossing, with deck girder approach span to north landing.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Ferry across James River on VA-31
History: Service started February 26, 1925. Taken over by state in 1945. More, newer, larger boats added over the years, most recently in 2018.
Built: 1925
Location: James City County
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461988
The ferry boat Pocahontas
Photo taken from the ferry boat Powhatan.
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in November 2019
461989
Pocahontas builder's plaque
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in November 2019
461990
The "Bridge" of the Powhatan
The Powhatan was placed into service in 2019.
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in November 2019
461991
Two ferry boats passing
Photo taken from Historic Jamestown
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in November 2016
461992
Deck beam causeway to north landing
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in November 2019
461993
Departing from north Jamestown landing
This was on the Powhatan
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in November 2019
461994
Departing from south Scotland landing
This was on the Pocahontas
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in November 2019
461995
Underside of the bridge of the Pocahontas
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in November 2019
462393
Ferry boat Captain John Smith, carrying Model Ts
Surry County Tourism
487696
Boarding the ferry boat Surry
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in September 2020
487697
"Bridge" of the ferry boat Surry
This smaller (50 car), older (1979) boat is used during times of lighter traffic demand.
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in September 2020
487711
Original Capt. John Smoth ferry boat
Wheelhouse deck only; would have been above car deck. (See Photo #11) On display at Surry County Historical Society in the town of Surry, 4 miles south of the Scotland ferry boat landing. Exterior can be viewed daily during daylight hours.
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in September 2020
487712
Wheelhouse of the Capt. John Smith ferry boat
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in September 2020
487713
Wheel of the Capt. John Smith ferry boat
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in September 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.248697,-76.700522
Carries Hummelsine Parkway/Route 199 over Colonial Parkway
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Deck arch
Total Length: 138.1 Feet
Span Length: 56.1 Feet
Overview: Deck arch bridge over Colonial Parkway on Hummelsine Parkway/Route 199
History: Built 1976
Built: 1976
Location: James City County
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468745
Colonial Parkwy - Hummelsine Parkway SR 199 Bridge
Photo from Wikimedia Commons
Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
