World War II Veterans Memorial Bridge (Virginia)

World War II Veterans Memorial Bridge
Coordinates 37°34′29″N 77°40′49″W / 37.574630°N 77.680410°W / 37.574630; -77.680410Coordinates: 37°34′29″N 77°40′49″W / 37.574630°N 77.680410°W / 37.574630; -77.680410
Carries Motor vehicles
Crosses James River
Maintained by Virginia Department of Transportation
Characteristics
Total length 3,642 feet (1,110 m)
History
Opened 2004 (2004)
World War II Veterans Memorial Bridge
Location in Virginia
World War II Veterans Memorial Bridge
World War II Veterans Memorial Bridge (the US)

World War II Veterans Memorial Bridge is a twin-span 3,642-foot-long (1,110 m) bridge which carries State Route 288 across the James River between Powhatan County and Goochland County in Virginia.[1] State Route 288 forms a semi-circumferential beltway around the southwestern quadrant of the Richmond metropolitan area connecting with Interstate 95 on the southern end and Interstate 64 on the northern end.

The Virginia General Assembly proposed and passed the naming of the World War II Veterans Memorial Bridge in 2003.[2] The Bridge was completed in 2004, and is owned by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).

References

  1. ↑ "Route 288 Opens From Route 60 to Route 6". Chesterfield Economic Development. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "HB 1381 World War II Veterans Memorial Hwy.; W.W. II Veterans Memorial Bridge". Virginia's Legislative Information Services. Retrieved 4 May 2016.


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