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The James River Bridge (JRB) is a four-lane divided highway lift bridge across the James River in the Commonwealth of Virginia.Owned and operated by the Virginia Department of Transportation, it carries U.S. Route 17 (US 17), US 258, and State Route 32 across the river near its mouth at Hampton Roads.
The bridge is high above the river, and is not considered in danger of flooding during periods when the river periodically floods. However, in the past the southern approach has been subject to closure due to flooding of the James River, notably after Hurricane Camille in 1969, Hurricane Agnes in 1972, and Hurricane Gloria in 1985.
1957. 36°59′14″N 76°18′20″W. Replaced ferries from Willoughby Spit to Old Point Comfort and Pine Beach to Small Boat Harbor. Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel. I-664. Suffolk, Virginia to Newport News, Virginia. 1992. 36°56′27″N 76°24′06″W / 36.940837°N 76.401672°W / 36.940837; -76.401672. James River Bridge.
The Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge is a vertical- lift bridge that spans the James River between Jordan's Point in Prince George County and Charles City County near Hopewell, Virginia. The bridge carries vehicle traffic of State Route 106 and State Route 156, and is owned by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).
Varina-Enon Bridge. Varina-Enon Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge which carries Interstate 295 across the James River near Dutch Gap between Henrico County near Richmond and Chesterfield County near Hopewell, Virginia. It was opened to traffic in July 1990. The Varina-Enon Bridge has six lanes (three lanes each way) with full right and left ...
The Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel ; The James River Bridge (US 17/ US 258/ VA 32) The Jamestown Ferry (toll-free) The Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge near Hopewell. This is a drawbridge on VA 106 / VA 156 which replaced ferry service in 1966. It was the site of a major collision of a ship in 1977.
The Monitor–Merrimac Memorial Bridge–Tunnel (MMMBT) is the 4.6-mile-long (7.4 km) Hampton Roads crossing for Interstate 664 (I-664) in the southeastern portion of Virginia in the United States. It is a four-lane bridge–tunnel composed of bridges , trestles, artificial islands , and tunnels under a portion of the Hampton Roads harbor where ...
Characteristics. Design. Plate girder / truss. Location. The Norfolk Southern James River Bridge is a bridge that carries Norfolk Southern Railway traffic over the James River in downtown Richmond, Virginia. [1] The bridge was built by the Southern Railway. The bridge is over 2,000 feet long, and also spans over the western edge of Mayo Island.