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Dogwood Dell Footbridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 37.537713,-77.484533

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Carries Dogwood Dell Mountain Biking path over Unnamed creek
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Wooden open-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Open-spandrel arch bridge over Unnamed creek on Dogwood Dell Mountain Biking path
History:
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Location: Richmond

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510441

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Photo detailing angled railings and approach stairs

Photo taken by Dylan Clarke

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CSX - James River Arch Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.533868,-77.495526

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Carries Railroad tracks over Riverside Drive, CSX, NS, & James River
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Open-spandrel arch
Total Length: 2200.2 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Riverside Drive on railroad tracks in Richmond
History: Built in 1919 by the Atlantic Coast Line RR, and the RF&P Railroad
Built: 1919

Location: Richmond

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StoneArch

C. Middlebrook, July 2011

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A Line Bridge Full Span

Photo taken by Loyd Lowry

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Looking NW

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Looking NW

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Looking North

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SW abutment

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Looking NNE

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Looking NW

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Looking NNE

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ACL - James River Bridge

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Mayo Bridge

Status: Open to traffic
Alternatives, Including Demolition, Being Considered.

Location: 37.530852,-77.433462

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Carries 14th Street / Route 360 over James River (South)
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 1808.0 Feet
Span Length: 101.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over James River on 14th Street in Richmond
History: Built 1913
Built: 1913

Location: Richmond

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923. Courtesy of VCU Libraries

411162

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Looking NE

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Looking North

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Looking NE

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Front to back NS - James River Bridge, 14th Street Bridge, CSX - Mayo Island Bridge, Richmond I-95 Bridge.

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Left to right. Manchester Bridge, NS - James River Bridge, 14th Street Bridge

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Looking NE through the flood gates

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Looking NNE

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NE portal looking SW

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Looking North

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Looking North

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South portal

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From the Richmond Slave Trail Placard-original piers

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From the Richmond Slave Trail Placard-depiction from Manchester

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Fair use

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Photo by Cook, Valentine Richmond History Center iva.virginia.gov

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Library of Virginia11

1. Marshall Street Viaduct 2. Main Street Station and Trainshed Bridge 3. James River CSX Transportation Viaduct 4. NS - James River Bridge 5. Mayo Bridge 5a. 14th Street Bridge 6. CSX - Mayo Island Bridge 7. Manchester Canal Hull Street Bridge Fair use

Courtesy Library of Virginia

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Library of Virginia11

1. Marshall Street Viaduct 2. Main Street Station and Trainshed Bridge 3. James River CSX Transportation Viaduct 4. NS - James River Bridge 5. Mayo Bridge 5a. 14th Street Bridge 6. CSX - Mayo Island Bridge 7. Manchester Canal Hull Street Bridge Fair use

Courtesy Library of Virginia

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14th Street Bridge

1020s view

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CSX - Triple Crossing Viaduct

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.532010,-77.431319

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Carries double track of CSX Transportation (former Chesapeake and Ohio Railway) over single track of CSX Transportation (mid level) and Norfolk Southern Railway (ground level)
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 15840.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over single track of CSX Transportation (mid level) and Norfolk Southern Railway (ground level) on double track of CSX Transportation (former Chesapeake and Ohio Railway) in Richmond
History: Built by the C&O Railway in 1901 to link the former Richmond and Allegheny Railroad with C&O's Peninsula Subdivision to Newport News
Built: 1901

Location: Richmond

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Before it gets to the triple crossing, the viaduct runs alongside the James River and the skyline of Richmond. The Norfolk Southern line is down below.

Photo taken by Joseph Hinson

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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Triple Crossing Viaduct

It's a cacophony of bridges here as two freeway bridges cross the famed railroad triple crossing in downtown Richmond.

Photo taken by Joseph Hinson

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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Triple Crossing Viaduct

Photo taken by Joseph Hinson

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Looking SE-overview

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Looking SW

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Looking South along the CSX - Mayo Island Bridge

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Looking South along the CSX - Mayo Island Bridge

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Looking SE

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Seaboard Triple Crossing Viaduct

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.534190,-77.429876

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Carries single track of CSX Transportation (former Seaboard Air Line Railway) over Norfolk Southern Railway
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over single track of Norfolk Southern Railway on single track of CSX Railroad (former Seaboard Air Line Railway) in Richmond
History:
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Location: Richmond

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Seaboard Air Line Railway Triple Crossing Viaduct

SAL railroad bridge that is under the I-95 freeway bridge in Richmond, Va.

Photo taken by Joseph Hinson

243884

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Seaboard Air Line Railway Triple Crossing Viaduct

SAL viaduct seen through the supports for I-95. In the glory days of passenger trains, trains stopped here at Main Street Station on the SAL. (Trains still stop here, but they use the ex-C&O tracks to the right (unseen) in tis photograph.

Photo taken by Joseph Hinson

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Looking North

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Looking NNE, top level seen between tracks

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Looking NNE

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Looking NNW

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Boulevard Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.532952,-77.483311

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Carries Westover Hills Blvd over James River, Norfolk Southern and CSX Railroad
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 2032.3 Feet
Span Length: 128.9 Feet

Overview: Deck truss bridge over James Rv,Ns Rwy,Csx Rwy on Westover Hills Blv
History: Built 1924
Built: 1924

Location: Richmond

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File:Boulevard Bridge Richmond VA Alistar Harris.JPG

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boulevard_Bridge_Richmond_VA_Alistar_Harris.JPG

Wikipedia User: Konsciousimages

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Looking SE

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Looking SE

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Looking NE

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Looking SSW

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Looking South

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Looking South

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North abutment

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Looking SSW

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Oakwood Cemetery Bridge

Status: Abandoned

Location: 37.537758,-77.396378

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Carries Old Cemetery Road over Stony Run
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned bridge over Stony Run on Old Cemetery Road
History: built 1920
Built: 1920

Location: Richmond

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411642

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West portal

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East portal

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Looking North

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Marshall Street Viaduct

Status: Removed

Location: 37.537617,-77.426392

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Carries Marshall Street over Shockoe Creek, Southern Railway, & Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
Design: truss/deck/warren
Design Details: Warren deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Shockoe Creek, Southern Railway, & Seaboard Coast Line Railroad on Marshall Street
History: Built 1911; Rehabilitated 1933-34; Trolley service ends 1953; Removed 1973
Built: 1911

Location: Richmond

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Photo taken by The Richmond Times-Dispatch

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General View Of Viaduct Looking Toward Southeast End

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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General View Of Viaduct From Northeast

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Looking Down South Side Of Viaduct Toward East End

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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View Of Lattice Railing On South Side Of Viaduct

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Underside Of Viaduct At West End. Longitudinal Trolley Beams Are Being Supported By Floor Beams At The Panel Points

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Underside Of Viaduct Looking East

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Panel Point Of Viaduct's Warren Truss. Transverse Beams Can Be Seen Moving From Top Left Hand Corner To Right Side Of Photo. Warren Truss Is Resting On On Built Up Steel Piers

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Photo Huestis P Cook, Cook Collection, Valentine Richmond History Center

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley

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NS - Kanawha Canal Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.526791,-77.421729

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Kanawah Canal connecting James River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Movable pony plate girder bascule, Scherzer rolling lift design
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bascule bridge over Kanawah Canal connecting James River on Norfolk Southern Railway
History: Built by Southern Railway 1929, gears removed and bridge welded into place 1982
Built: 1929

Location: Richmond

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N&WRR - Kanawha Canal Bridge

Richmond VA

Photo taken by Douglas Butler

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Old Railroad Bridge

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Old Railroad Bridge

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Looking NW

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Looking NW

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Looking West

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Looking West

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NS - Kanawha Canal Bridge

Norfolk Southern Corp local V30 departs Richmond, VA on the pristine morning of November 26, 2017. The train is destined for West Point, VA and will return to Richmond later in the afternoon. Sunday is the only day this assignment makes a daylight run as it's under the cover of darkness the remainder of the week.

Jeff Hawkins Photography, railfirephotography.com, used with permission

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NS - James River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.528906,-77.437505

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over James River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over James River on Norfolk Southern Railway
History:
Built:

Location: Richmond

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Richmond Skyline & Norfolk Southern Bridge

Panoramio user G Day

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Richmond Skyline & Norfolk Southern Bridge

Panoramio user G Day

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Richmond Skyline & Norfolk Southern Bridge

Panoramio user G Day

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Norfolk Southern Bridge

Northeast end

Panoramio user G Day

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Norfolk Southern Bridge

Panoramio user G Day

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looking East

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

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Looking West

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Looking West

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Looking West-south arches

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Looking West-south arches

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Looking West-south arches

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Detail

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Detail

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North arches

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North arches

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North arches

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North arches

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North abutment

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Looking SSW

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North abutment

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North abutment

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Detail

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Looking SSW

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Detail

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South arches

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South arches

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Looking NNE

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Looking NNE

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Detail

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Looking NNE

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Looking NNE

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Looking NNE

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Looking NNE

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411580

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South arches

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411581

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South abutment

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Detail

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411583

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Detail

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411584

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South portal

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411585

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Looking NNE

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Detail

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Detail

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Detail

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Detail

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Looking North through the flood gate

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North portal

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411593

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South portal

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Library of Virginia11

1. Marshall Street Viaduct 2. Main Street Station and Trainshed Bridge 3. James River CSX Transportation Viaduct 4. NS - James River Bridge 5. Mayo Bridge 5a. 14th Street Bridge 6. CSX - Mayo Island Bridge 7. Manchester Canal Hull Street Bridge Fair use

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CSX - Mayo Island Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.530149,-77.431567

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Carries CSX Railroad over James River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over James River on CSX Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Richmond

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409266

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At the CSX Triple Crossing

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in September 2017

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At the CSX Triple Crossing

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At the CSX Triple Crossing

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At the CSX Triple Crossing and crossing Richmond City Canal

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Overview showing Dock Street Triple Crossing on left and CSX Triple Crossing on right

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At Dock Street Triple Crossing

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At Dock Street Triple Crossing

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At Dock Street Triple Crossing

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Dock Street Triple Crossing

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Headed for Seaboard Triple Crossing Viaduct

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Seaboard Triple Crossing Viaduct

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Seaboard Triple Crossing Viaduct

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Seaboard Triple Crossing Viaduct

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Seaboard Triple Crossing Viaduct

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Seaboard Triple Crossing Viaduct

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Detail

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Detail

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Detail

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Looking East, South of Mayo Island

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Detail

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Looking NE, North of Mayo Island

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Detail, Mayo Island

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Detail, Mayo Island

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Looking North from Mayo Island

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Looking South from Mayo Island

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Looking South from Mayo Island

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411302

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Detail, Mayo Island

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Entering Mayo Island from the South

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411304

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Headed North over Mayo Island

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Detail, Mayo Island

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

411306

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Detail

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411307

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Detail, Mayo Island

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

411308

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Detail, Mayo Island

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

411309

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Detail, Mayo Island

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411310

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Looking South from Mayo Island

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411311

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Detail

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411312

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Detail

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411313

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Detail

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411314

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Detail

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411315

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Looking NW as it passes thru the south Flood Wall

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Looking North as it passes thru the south Flood Wall

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Detail South of the flood Wall

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Detail South of the flood Wall

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Detail South of the flood Wall

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Detail South of the flood Wall

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Detail South of the flood Wall

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411322

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Looking North through the south Flood Wall

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411323

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Looking NW as it enters Main Street Station and Trainshed

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411324

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Looking NW as it crosses Broad Street

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411325

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Detail North of Main Street Station and Trainshed

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Detail South of the flood Wall

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Detail South of the flood Wall

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Detail South of the flood Wall

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Looking North toward the north abutment

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Looking South as it enters Main Street Station and Trainshed

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Looking SE at Broad Street Crossing

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Looking NE at Broad Street Crossing

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411333

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Looking ENE at the north abutment from the Richmond African Burial Ground

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Detail

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Detail

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411336

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Fish bellies near the north abutment

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Fish bellies near the north abutment

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Fish bellies near the north abutment

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Fish bellies near the north abutment

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Fish bellies near the north abutment

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Fish bellies near the north abutment, looking SW towards Main Station and Trainshed

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Library of Virginia11

1. Marshall Street Viaduct 2. Main Street Station and Trainshed Bridge 3. James River CSX Transportation Viaduct 4. NS - James River Bridge 5. Mayo Bridge 5a. 14th Street Bridge 6. CSX - Mayo Island Bridge 7. Manchester Canal Hull Street Bridge Fair use

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Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 37.532109,-77.443475

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Carries over
Design: truss/through/lattice
Design Details: Lattice through truss
Total Length: 2862.0 Feet
Span Length: 153.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge
History: Destroyed during the Civil War and again in 1882
Built: 1838

Location: Richmond

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Ruins of Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge

"Ruins of Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge" courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art - Gallery Images-www.metmuseum.org

295873

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Ruins at end of Richmond and Petersburg Bridge

"Ruins at end of Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge" courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art - Gallery Images-www.metmuseum.org

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Ormap

from the Official Records Atlas, Plate LXXXIX, #2. Prepared in 1864 by A. D. Bache for the U. S. Coast Survey. courtesy Civil War Richmond website www.mdgorman.com

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Richmond abutment

Petersburg campaign: Ruins of the Richmond & Petersburg Railroad bridge Ruins of the Richmond & Petersburg Railroad bridge, Richmond, Virginia. Credit: Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

410156

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Gardner, A., photographer. Ruins of Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge, Richmond, Va., April, 1865. Richmond United States Virginia, None. [Photographed 1865, printed between 1880 and 1889] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2014645914/.

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Replacement bridge

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Replacement bridge on new piers

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Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge2

Griggs, Frank, Jr. (October 2014). "James River Bridge at Richmond, Virginia" (PDF). Structure. National Council of Structural Engineers Associations: 14. Retrieved October 23, 2014.

410160

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Overview

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410161

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Detail

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410162

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Detail-new concrete footers for bents on a deck plate girder replacement bridge

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Detail

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Detail

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Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in September 2017

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James River CSX Transportation Viaduct passing between piers for the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in September 2017

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From left to right-James River CSX Transportation Viaduct, Potterfiled Bridge, Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge remnants and Manchester Bridge

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Looking NW at south abutment

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

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Detail

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411690

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Looking SW at south abutment

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Detail

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Detail

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411693

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Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

411694

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Looking up the face of the south abutment

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

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Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

411696

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Looking SE

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Robert E. Lee Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.533942,-77.449373

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Carries pedestrian and bicycle pathway over James River
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Precast concrete stringer Underslung suspension footbridge
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Precast concrete stringer bridge over James River on pedestrian and bicycle pathway
History: Built 1989; Pedestrian walkway installed 1991
Built: 1989

Location: Richmond

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Belle Isle Pedestrian Bridge and Robert E Lee Memorial Bridge

Photo taken by Irma Hale in June 2011

408821

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From ground level

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408822

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Detail

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408823

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Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in September 2017

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elevated

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408825

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Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in September 2017

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Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in September 2017

408827

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Looking NE

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408828

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Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in September 2017

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Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in September 2017

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Detail

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Fifth Street Viaduct

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 37.552512,-77.427658

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Carries 5th Street over CSX Railroad & Valley Road
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 1185.1 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet

Overview: Lost Concrete rigid frame bridge over CSX Railroad & Valley Road on 5th Street
History: Built 1935; Replaced 1996
Built: 1935

Location: Richmond

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Environment, From West, Showing Fifth Street Viaduct In Its Immediate Setting, Crossing Bacon's Quarter Branch Valley In Richmond, Virginia

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Environment, From South, Showing Fifth Street Viaduct Bridge Deck And Roadway, Parapets, And Tollhouse

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Environment, From North, Showing Richmond Skyline, Bridge Deck And Roadway, And North Approach

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Deck View, From North, Including Parapets With Metal Light Standards, And Single Sidewalk, At East Side Of Deck

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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East Elevation, From Northeast

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Partial East Elevation, From Northeast, Showing Structural Configuration, Including Deck Supported On Stiff Tower Piers And Expansion Piers

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Partial Elevation, From Southeast, Showing Structural Configuration, Including Double-Span Reinforced Concrete Rigid Frame As Basic Structural Unit Of Bridge

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Typical Stiff Tower Pier (Pier P5), From East, Showing Structural Configuration, Including Cantilevered Beams Supporting Sidewalk, And Matching Ornamental Details Of Parapet

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Detail, Typical Stiff Tower Pier (Pier P5), From Southeast, Showing Structural Configuration, Including U-Shaped Tower Walls Braced By Horizontal Struts

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Detail, Typical Stiff Tower Pier (Pier P13), From Above And South, Showing Location Of Pier In Bacon's Quarter Branch Valley, Immediately South Of Railroad Right-Of-Way

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Detail, Underside Of Deck, And Bridge Piers, From Below And North, Showing Structural Configuration, Including Series Of Piers, Ribbed Deck Consisting Of Girders, Floor Beams And Stringers

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Detail, Underside Of Deck, From Below And North, Showing Structural Configuration, Including Two Large Reinforced Concrete Longitudinal Girders, Floor Beams And Stringers

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Detail, Underside Of Deck, From Below And Northeast, Showing Structural Configuration, Including Floorbeams Cantilevered Out To Support Sidewalk And East Parapet

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Detail, North Abutment, From East, Showing Abutment, Portion Of Simply Ornamented East Parapet, And Remnant Of Stone Masonry Abutment Of Original (1890) Fifth Street Viaduct

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Portion Of West Parapet, From East, Showing Alternating Solid And Open Reinforced Concrete Parapet Panels

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Detail, West Parapet, From East, Showing Simply Ornamented Solid Parapet Panel At Stiff Tower, Supporting Original Metal Light Standard

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Detail, East Parapet, Showing Surface Treatment Of Concrete, Open Parapet Panels

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Metal Light Standard, At North End Block Of East Parapet, From North, Showing Original Light Standard, With Replacement Bracket And Cobra-Head Lamp

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Detail, Metal Light Standard, At North End Block Of East Parapet, From West, Showing Simple Ornamentation Of Base Of Standard, With 'Union Metal' Imprint

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Detail, Metal Bridge Plate, At South End Block Of East Parapet, From South, Recording 1933 Construction Of Fifth Street Viaduct By Richmond Bridge Corporation In Cooperation With The City Of Richmond

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Detail, Metal Manhole Cover In Deck Near East Parapet, Showing Round Manhole Cover, With Simple Geometric Ornamentation And Central Stylized 'Rbc' (Richmond Bridge Corporation) Insignia

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

312409

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East Elevation, Fifth Street Viaduct Tollhouse, At Southwest End Of Viaduct

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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South Elevation, Fifth Street Viaduct Tollhouse At Southwest End Of Viaduct

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Old Belle Isle Bridge

Status: Only one span on the southern shore of the James River remains on the grounds of the Belle Isle Park

Location: 37.531754,-77.449839

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Carries an abandoned service road for the Old Dominion Iron and Steel Corp. over James River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over James River on an abandoned service road for the Old Dominion Iron and Steel Corp.
History:
Built:

Location: Richmond

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Belle Isle Bridge

Abandoned piers alongside the modern Robert E. Lee Bridge. View from downtown side of the James River.

Photo taken by Marc Shotts in April 2017

385336

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Belle Isle Bridge

Abandoned piers alongside the modern Robert E. Lee Bridge. View from Belle Island.

Photo taken by Marc Shotts in April 2017

385335

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Belle Isle Bridge

Photo taken by Marc Shotts in April 2017

385334

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Belle Isle Bridge

Last remaining span near Belle Isle

Photo taken by Marc Shotts in April 2017

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Belle Isle Bridge

Last remaining span near Belle Isle

Photo taken by Marc Shotts in April 2017

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Looking South

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Detail

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Looking NE

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South portal

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Looking East

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Looking East

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Detail

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Looking NNE

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Northside Viaduct

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 37.552608,-77.428340

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Carries Richmond & Manchester Railway over Southern Railway & Valley Road
Design: unknown
Design Details: Don't know
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Southern Railway & Valley Road on Richmond & Manchester Railway
History: Built 1892; Replaced 1935
Built: 1892

Location: Richmond

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R&CB - Richmond Viaduct

Status: Removed

Location: 37.569625,-77.472016

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Carries Richmond & Chesapeake Bay Railway over
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete deck girder
Total Length: 2800.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Concrete deck girder bridge on Richmond & Chesapeake Bay Railway
History: Built 1905; Removed completely 1965
Built: 1905

Location: Richmond

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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C&O - Church Hill Tunnel

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 37.531716,-77.419622

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Carries Chesapeake and Ohio Railway over Church Hill
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 4000.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned tunnel under Church Hill on Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
History: Built 1875; Collapsed 1925
Built: 1875

Location: Richmond

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East portal

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Date sealed

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Byrd Street Tunnel

Status: Filled in

Location: 37.538135,-77.442903

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Carries Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad and the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Connection Co. over 4th St/ 3rd St/ 2nd St
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 900.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Tunnel under 4th St/ 3rd St/ 2nd St on Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad and the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Connection Co.
History: http://www.richmond.com/news/local/why-richmond-why/article_61fac6e8-b415-11e2-9d54-0019bb30f31a.html
Built: 1866

Location: Richmond

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Potterfield Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 37.531767,-77.445282

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Carries Pedestrian path over James River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 1741.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over James River on Pedestrian path
History: Built on the 116 year old levy piers that powered the countries first street car system
Built: 2016

Location: Richmond

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Looking East. Potterfield bridge in front of Manchester Bridge (middle), Pier from Old Belle Island Bridge (lower)

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Manchester Bridge (right), Potterfield Bridge (right and before Manchester Bridge), James River CSX Transportation Viaduct (left and crossing under Manchester Bridge), downtown Richmond (background)

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Detail-Pier from Manchester bridge and pier from Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge in background, as well a span from NS - James River Bridge is visible in background

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James River CSX Transportation Viaduct and Manchester Bridge in background

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Detail

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Detail

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Looking SE

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From left to right-US 301 bridge with Belle Isle Pedestrian Bridge, James River CSX Transportation Viaduct, Potterfiled Bridge, Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge remnants and Manchester Bridge

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Looking North

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

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Looking North-James River CSX Transportation Viaduct in background

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Looking North-James River CSX Transportation Viaduct in background

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Looking North-James River CSX Transportation Viaduct crossing over

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From elevation

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Looking NW, Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge south abutment-left middle. Potterfield Bridge-middle right

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Haxall Canal Bridges

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 37.534935,-77.443088

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Carries Pedestrian Paths over Haxall Canal
Design: arch/through/steel
Design Details: Steel through arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Steel through arch bridge over Haxall Canal on Pedestrian Paths
History: Several bridges crossing the Haxall canal in downtown Richmond
Built:

Location: Richmond

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5th Street Footbridge-Looking East

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5th Street Footbridge-Looking East

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5th Street Footbridge-Looking NE

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5th Street Footbridge-Looking NE

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5th Street Footbridge-Looking North

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5th Street Footbridge-Looking NW

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7th Street Footbridge-Looking East

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7th Street Footbridge-Looking NE

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7th Street Footbridge-Looking North

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Dock Street Footbridge-Looking NW

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Dock Street Footbridge

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Dock Street Footbridge-Looking SW

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5th Street Footbridge and culverts

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Culverts

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14th street ramp, decorated steel stringer

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14th street ramp, decorated steel stringer

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14th street, decorated steel stringer

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Virginia Street, decorated concrete stringer

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Virginia Street, decorated concrete stringer

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Virginia Street, decorated concrete stringer

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Bottom to top-Haxall Point Pedestrian bridge, Haxall Point, Manchester Bridge, 11th Street Bridge.

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

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Haxall Point Pedestrian bridge

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Haxall Point Pedestrian bridge

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11th Street Bridge

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11th Street Bridge

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11th Street Bridge

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11th Street Bridge

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11th Street Bridge

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11th Street Bridge

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Bottom to top-Haxall Point, Utilities bridge, Manchester Bridge

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E Canal Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.534408,-77.433933

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Carries Parking structure over E Canal Street
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 63.0 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete encased steel stringer bridge on parking structure over canal street
History:
Built: 1929

Location: Richmond

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Looking West

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Looking North

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Looking South

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Looking NW

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Looking North

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Looking NE

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Main Street Station and Trainshed Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.536584,-77.426888

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Carries CSXTRR over Downtown Richmond
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 3000.1 Feet
Span Length: 75.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Downtown Richmond on CSXTRR
History:
Built: 1909

Location: Richmond

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Between James River and Main Street Station

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Detail

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Entering Main Street Station

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Detail

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Detail

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Entering Main Street Station, Main Street Station on left

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Detail

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Crossing at Broad Street. Looking NW

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Looking NE at north abutment

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Detail at Broad Street crossing

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Detail at Broad Street crossing

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Detail at Broad Street crossing

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Looking SW, entering Main Street Station and Trainshed

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Looking SE Broad Street crossing

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Detail at Broad Street crossing

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Detail at Broad Street crossing

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Detail at Broad Street crossing

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Detail at Broad Street crossing

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Looking North at Marshall Street crossing

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

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Looking NW at Marshall Street crossing

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Detail at Marshall Street crossing

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

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North abutment

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Detail at Marshall Street crossing

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Detail at Marshall Street crossing

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

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Looking South at Marshall Street crossing

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Looking SW from North abutment

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Detail at Marshall Street crossing

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

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Detail at Marshall Street crossing

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Crossing over flood wall at Dock Street

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

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Crossing over flood wall at Dock Street

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Dock Street Triple Crossing

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.532425,-77.431144

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Carries CSXTRR and Rt 195 over Dock Street
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Dock Street on CSXTRR and Rt 195
History:
Built:

Location: Richmond

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Looking East

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Looking South

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Looking North

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Looking East. Dock Street Triple Crossing on left, CSX Triple Crossing on midle

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CSX - James River Viaduct

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.534124,-77.444982

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Carries CSXTRR over James River/RR/many streets
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 9346.0 Feet
Span Length: 90.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over James River/RR/many streets on CSX RR
History: Built 1901 by C&O Railway
Built: 1901

Location: Richmond

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Looking East as it runs toward the Triple Crossing

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West abutment

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West abutment

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Looking East

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Looking NE as it runs along the James, crosses over the Potterfield pedestrian bridge and under the 9th Street Bridge

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

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Looking East as it runs along the James, crosses over the Potterfield pedestrian bridge and under the 9th Street Bridge

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Detail

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Potterfield Bridge (bottom), James River CSX Transportation Bridge (Middle), 9th Street Bridge(Top)

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in September 2017

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Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in September 2017

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Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in September 2017

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Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in September 2017

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Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in September 2017

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Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

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9th Street bridge and remnants of the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge in background

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As it crosses between remnants of the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge

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Detail

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Several of the builders plates along the western spans

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Several of the builders plates along the western spans

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Several of the builders plates along the western spans

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Several of the builders plates along the western spans

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Several of the builders plates along the western spans

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Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in September 2017

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Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in September 2017

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Looking SE, Dock street Triple Crossing on the left, CSX - Triple Crossing Viaduct on the right

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as it crosses the north side flood wall

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as it crosses CSX - Triple Crossing Viaduct

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as it crosses CSX - Triple Crossing Viaduct

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as it crosses CSX - Triple Crossing Viaduct

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as it crosses CSX - Triple Crossing Viaduct

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as it crosses CSX - Triple Crossing Viaduct

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as it crosses CSX - Triple Crossing Viaduct

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Outside flood wall at 14th Street

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Passing NS - James River Bridge

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At 14th Street

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Passing under the Manchester Bridge

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Passing over the Potterfield Bridge

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Passing over the Potterfield Bridge

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Passing by NS - Kanawha Canal Bridge

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Passing by NS - Kanawha Canal Bridge

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Several Builder's plates along the Great Shiplock Park.

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

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Several Builder's plates along the Great Shiplock Park.

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

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Several Builder's plates along the Great Shiplock Park.

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

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Several Builder's plates along the Great Shiplock Park.

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

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Several Builder's plates along the Great Shiplock Park.

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

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Several Builder's plates along the Great Shiplock Park.

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

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At Great Shiplock Park

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

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At Great Shiplock Park

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At Great Shiplock Park

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Running NW along the James River

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James River Park Pipeline Walkway near NS - James River Bridge

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Richmond I-95 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.533919,-77.429876

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Carries I-95 over CSXRR/James River/Downtown Richmond
Design: truss/deck/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren deck truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 4185.2 Feet
Span Length: 216.9 Feet

Overview: Warren deck truss with alternating verticals bridge over CSXRR/James River/Downtown Richmond on I-95
History: Built 1958 Recon 2002
Built: 1958

Location: Richmond

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Looking North

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South end connection

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Looking East

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Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

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Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

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Detail

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411708

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411709

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411710

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411711

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411712

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411713

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411714

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411715

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411716

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411717

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Looking North

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411718

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411719

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411720

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411721

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411722

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411723

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411724

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Detail

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411725

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Looking South

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Manchester Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.532533,-77.442235

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Carries 9th St over James River/Haxall Canal/CSXTRR/Brown Island
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 2906.0 Feet
Span Length: 152.9 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over James River/Haxall Canal/CSXTRR/Brown Island on 9th St
History: Built 1973
Built: 1973

Location: Richmond

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Looking East. Potterfield bridge in front of Manchester Bridge (middle), Pier from Old Belle Island Bridge (lower)

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Manchester Bridge (right), Potterfield Bridge (right and before Manchester Bridge), James River CSX Transportation Viaduct (left and crossing under Manchester Bridge), downtown Richmond (background)

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409557

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Overview-James River CSX Transportation Viaduct (left), ruins of Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge (before Manchester Bridge)

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409558

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Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge ruins, Falls of James River in forground

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409559

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Detail-Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge ruins in foreground

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409952

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Looking under the James River CSX Transportation Viaduct

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411467

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Looking North

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411468

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Looking NE, left to right-James River CSX Transportation Viaduct, Potterfield Bridge, Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge remnants, and Manchester Bridge

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411469

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Detail

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411470

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Detail

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411471

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Detail

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411472

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Looking North

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411473

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Looking South

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411474

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Looking North

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411475

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Detail

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411476

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411477

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411799

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Photo-Don Pennell 9th st bridge-Richmond times dispatch collection,valentine Richmond History Center

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NS - Manchester Canal Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.526861,-77.439626

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Carries NSRR over Manchester Canal
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 132.0 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Manchester Canal on NSRR
History:
Built: ca1905

Location: Richmond

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Looking South

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411484

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Looking SW

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411485

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Looking SSW

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411486

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South abutment

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411487

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Span connection

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411488

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North abutment

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411489

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Detail

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411490

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North abutment

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411491

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North abutment

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Manchester Canal Hull Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.526458,-77.435339

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Carries Hull Street over Manchester Canal
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 41.0 Feet
Span Length: 21.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Manchester Canal on Hull Street
History: Built 1921
Built: 1921

Location: Richmond

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Looking West

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411479

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Looking SW

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411480

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Detail

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411481

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Looking East

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411482

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Detail

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CSX - Fulton Gas Works Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.520469,-77.414099

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Carries CSXTRR over Fulton Gas works/Gillie Ck/City streets
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 2196.0 Feet
Span Length: 75.1 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Fulton Gas works/Gillie Ck/City streets on CSXTRR
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925

Location: Richmond

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Looking West. Fulton Gas Works gasometer skeleton in foreground

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411372

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From the special collections at the Library of Virginia.

Looking NE

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411373

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From the special collections at the Library of Virginia

Looking NE

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411374

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South abutment

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411375

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Detail

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411376

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South abutment

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411377

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South abutment

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411378

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South abutment

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411379

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Detail

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411380

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East span at South portal

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411381

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West span at south portal

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411382

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Looking North

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411383

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Detail

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411384

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Looking East

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411385

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411386

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411389

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411390

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411391

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411392

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North abutment

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411393

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Detail

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411398

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411400

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Detail

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Detail

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411402

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Detail

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411403

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Looking South

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411404

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Looking SE

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411405

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North abutment

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411406

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Detail-North abutment

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411407

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Several builder's plates, all that I saw were dated 1956 or 1957

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411408

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Several builder's plates, all that I saw were dated 1956 or 1957

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411409

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Several builder's plates, all that I saw were dated 1956 or 1957

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411410

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Several builder's plates, all that I saw were dated 1956 or 1957

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411411

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Several builder's plates, all that I saw were dated 1956 or 1957

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411412

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Detail

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411413

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Detail

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411414

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Detail

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411415

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Detail

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411416

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C&O - Church Hill Trestle

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 37.523606,-77.414374

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Carries C&ORR over Williamsburg Ave/ Gillie Ck/Fulton Gas Works
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 1067.0 Feet
Span Length: 75.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Williamsburg Ave/ Gillie Ck/Fulton Gas Works on C&ORR
History:
Built:

Location: Richmond

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Lower-Fulton Gas Works CSX Transportation Bridge. Middle right-Fulton Gas Works Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Bridge

From the special collections at the Library of Virginia

411365

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From the special collections at the Library of Virginia.

Lower-Fulton Gas Works CSX Transportation Bridge. Middle right-Fulton Gas Works Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Bridge

From the special collections at the Library of Virginia

411366

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Original pier on left, two added piers when they changed the span from one to two deck girders

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411367

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411368

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Broad Street Richmond African Burial Ground Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.537052,-77.427860

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Carries E Broad St over Ravine
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 34.1 Feet
Span Length: 34.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete encased steel stringer over Richmond African Burial Ground on E Broad St
History: Built 1909
Built: 1909

Location: Richmond

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Looking NE

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411698

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Detail

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411699

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Detail

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Looking SW

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Detail

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Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Spur

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 37.537569,-77.426249

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Carries C&ORR over Marshal ST/trainshed
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Steel Stringer on C&ORR over Main Street Station and Trainshed
History: Built 1901
Built: ca1901

Location: Richmond

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411461

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Looking NE

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411462

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Detail

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411463

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Detail

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411464

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Detail

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Detail

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Stony Run (Trib) Oakwood Cemetery Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.536974,-77.395069

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Carries Oakwood Cemetery Road over Stony Run (Trib)
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 49.5 Feet
Span Length: 12.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over Stony Run (Trib) on Oakwood Cemetery Road
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920

Location: Richmond

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Looking South

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411727

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Looking South

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411728

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Looking South

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411729

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Detail

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Detail

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Detail

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Westwood Avenue ACCA Yard Overpass

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 37.578263,-77.472861

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Carries Westwood Avenue over ACCA Rail Yard
Design: truss/through/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over RF&PRR ACCA Rail Yard on Westwood Ave
History: Built 1909
Built: 1909

Location: Richmond

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Courtesy Richmond.com

411802

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Acca Bridge 66 10 42 iva.virginia.gov

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Richmond Times Dispatch Acca Bridge

Courtesy Richmond Times Dispatch

411804

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54be9dbca0f9a image

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SAL - James River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 37.528032,-77.431496

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Carries SALRR over James River/ Mayo Island
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over James River/ Mayo Island on SALRR
History:
Built:

Location: Richmond

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Fair use, no known restrictions

chpn.net

411777

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Cowardin Avenue Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 37.523660,-77.451854

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Carries US 301/US 1/Cowardin Avenue over Seaboard Coast Line/Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Design: arch/through/concrete
Design Details: Concrete through arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Concrete through arch bridge over ACL Rail Yard on US 301/US 1
History:
Built: 1925

Location: Richmond

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No known restrictions for use. Transformative use for education

railsinvirginia.com

473924

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Cowardin Avenue Bridge

1956 view

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484749

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Cowardin Avenue Bridge

Daily Press: June 21 1988

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US 60 Overpass

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 37.522926,-77.452256

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Carries US 60 over rail yard
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over rail yard on US 60
History:
Built:

Location: Richmond

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Second Street Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 37.538149,-77.446221

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Carries Second Street over C&ORR
Design: arch/through/concrete
Design Details: Concrete through arch
Total Length: 425.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Concrete through arch bridge over C&ORR on Second Street
History:
Built: 1934

Location: Richmond

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Top right Fair Use

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archives.blogs.timesdispatch.com

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The Library of Virginia2

Right middle Courtesy Library of Virginia

473926

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Second Street Bridge

HAER drawing

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Robert E. Lee Bridge (Old)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 37.532068,-77.450051

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Carries US 301/ US 1 over James River
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Open-spandrel arch
Total Length: 3395.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over James River on US 301/ US 1
History: Built 1933
Built: 1933

Location: Richmond

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Courtesy Valentine Richmond History Center

411779

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Photo courtesy of VCU Libraries

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411781

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The Library of Virginia2

North abutment Courtesy Library of Virginia

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Library of Virginia

North abutment Courtesy Library of Virginia

411800

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Boston Public Library Follow Robert E. Lee Bridge, Richmond, VA. File name: 06_10_021585 Title: Robert E. Lee Bridge, Richmond, VA. Created/Published: Pub. by Capitol News Agency, Richmond, VA. Tichnor Quality Views, Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. Made Only by Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass. Date issued: 1930 - 1945 (approximate) Physical description: 1 print (postcard) : linen texture, color ; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. Genre: Postcards Subject: Bridges Notes: Title from item. Collection: The Tichnor Brothers Collection Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department Rights: No known restrictions

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Robert E. Lee Bridge (Old)

looking north with Lee Bridge in foreground

Photo from old postcard

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Robert E. Lee Bridge (Old)

bridge's last day

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Tredegar Ironworks Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 37.534724,-77.444319

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Carries Pedestrian path over Haxall Canal
Design: truss/pony/kingpost
Design Details: Kingpost pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Kingpost pony truss bridge over Haxall Canal on Pedestrian path
History: Built ca 1837
Built: ca1837

Location: Richmond

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411806

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Looking West

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Blue Shingles Bridge

Status: Removed

Location: 37.542042,-77.490566

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Carries Former Blue Shingles Mansion Driveway over CSX Railroad
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over CSX Railroad on Former Blue Shingles Mansion Driveway
History: Built 1922; Abandoned 1968; Demolished 2015
Built: 1922

Location: Richmond

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Orleans Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.517753,-77.413756

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Carries CSX, NS, C&O over Orleans Street
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Orleans Street on CSX, NS, C&O
History:
Built:

Location: Richmond

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Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in July 2019

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9th Street Bridge (Old)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 37.531621,-77.443083

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Carries 9th Street over James River
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Deck truss bridge over James River on 9th Street
History: Built 1878
Built: 1878

Location: Richmond

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9th Street Bridge

looking north in 1947

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9th Street Bridge (Old)

looking north in 1967

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Mayo Bridge (Old)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 37.528882,-77.434118

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Carries 14th Street over James River
Design: truss/pony/bowstring
Design Details: Bowstring pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over James River on 14th Street
History:
Built:

Location: Richmond

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Mayo Bridge (Old)

1889 view after flood repairs

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7th Street Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 37.534710,-77.442434

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Carries 7th Street over Haxall Canal
Design: truss/through/baltimore
Design Details: Half-Baltimore through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Haxall Canal on 7th Street
History: Built 1893
Built: 1893

Location: Richmond

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7th Street Bridge

looking north

HAER Photo

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7th Street Bridge

looking north

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Maymont Park Footbridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 37.532686,-77.476455

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Carries Footpath over lagoon
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over lagoon on Footpath
History:
Built:

Location: Richmond

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473923

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Maymont Park Footbridge

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Deep Run Bridge

Status: Collapsed & Replaced

Location: 37.606996,-77.601218

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Carries Gayton Road over Deep Run
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Deep Run on Gayton Road
History:
Built:

Location: Richmond

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509956

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Photo taken from Annual Report of the State Highway Commission

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Deep Run Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 37.606953,-77.601336

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Carries Gayton Road over Deep Run
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned bridge over Deep Run on Gayton Road
History: New alignment built 1954
Built:

Location: Richmond

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509957

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Photo taken from Annual Report of the State Highway Commissioner to the Governor - 1917

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Maymont Park Footbridges

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 37.534234,-77.474406

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Carries Path over Unnamed creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridges over Unnamed creek on Paths
History: Built as part of the Dooley's Mansion grounds, Maymont, in 1893. Has changed very little since them. Bridge entry comprised of three such examples with an 100 foot radius.
Built: 1893

Location: Richmond

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511641

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First bridge

Photo taken by Dylan Clarke

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Second bridge

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Third bridge

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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.

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