Robert E. Lee Bridge (Richmond, Virginia)

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This is a prestressed concrete segmental box beam bridge built in 1989. It carries U.S. Route 1/301 (Belvidere Street/Cowardin Avenue) over the James River in Richmond, Virginia. It also passes over Belle 2nd Street, Tredegar Street, Belle Isle, westbound Riverside Drive, and 2 railroads (CSX north and Norfolk Southern south of the James River). There is a partial interchange at each end. It is 3760 feet long and has 15 spans. Beneath the bridge is a suspended footbridge connecting Belle Isle north across the James River.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee_Memorial_Bridge
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Coordinates:   37°31'50"N   77°27'2"W

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  • There's a foot bridge to Belle Isle that runs under this bridge starting at the north end.
  • Constructed by McCarthey Bros. Co. in the late 1980s.
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