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This category lists independent cities (as well as towns, municipalities, and urban-like settlements) that formed along the James River. See also: Category:Counties on the James River (Virginia) Subcategories
The following is a list of extant highway bridges across the James River with one or both ends within the City of Richmond. Interstate 95 James River Bridge ; Mayo Bridge ; Manchester Bridge ; Robert E. Lee Memorial Bridge (US-1, US-301 and U.S. Bicycle Route 1) Boulevard Bridge (toll bridge, restricted weights)
In 1650 he patented 833 acres on the south bank of the James River in Charles City County (later Prince George) Southeast of Old River Road (now Rte 10) and Powell's Creek. David Peebles called his plantation ‘Bon Accord,’ and died there prior to September 1, 1659.
Richmond is located at the James River's fall line, 44 mi (71 km) west of Williamsburg, 66 mi (106 km) east of Charlottesville, 91 mi (146 km) east of Lynchburg and 92 mi (148 km) south of Washington, D.C. Surrounded by Henrico and Chesterfield counties, Richmond is at the intersection of Interstate 95 and Interstate 64 and encircled by ...
James River Bridge, viewed from Huntington Park Beach Generally surrounded by water, the Virginia Peninsula is linked to other areas across the surrounding water barriers of the James and York Rivers , and the harbor of Hampton Roads by 2 bridge–tunnels , 2 large drawbridges , and a state-operated ferry system.
His property included most of the present-day city of Hopewell and Eppes Island, a plantation across the James River from City Point. Richard Slaughter, a former slave of Eppes, escaped to a Union ship during the Civil War, [6] as did all but 12 of Eppes' 130 slaves, choosing freedom. [7]
For over 250 years, the James River divided Richmond on the north bank from its sister, Manchester, located on the south bank. A major issue for Manchester and Richmond residents in the 19th and early 20th century were the toll ferries and toll bridges over the James River. The latter were subject to frequent destruction by ice floes and ...
Among the city's most architecturally refined properties is Battersea, a Palladian-style house built in 1767–1768. On the city's western edge above the Appomattox River, the house is situated on 37 acres (150,000 m 2). It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A non-profit group is working with the city to develop a long-term ...