CSX A-Line Bridge - Wikipedia
WEBThe CSX A-Line Bridge is a double-track concrete bridge that carries the North End Subdivision of CSX Transportation over the James River in Richmond, Virginia. The bridge was built jointly by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad in 1919. [1]
A Remarkable Bridge In Virginia, The James River Bridge Is A …
WEBFeb 18, 2021 · Officially known as the CSX A-Line Bridge, this concrete bridge primarily functions as a railroad crossing over the James River. And yet this structure is truly iconic of Richmond itself. Here's the history behind one of Virginia's most beautiful bridges.
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge - Wikipedia
WEBThe Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge was a bridge that carried the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad and several later railroads including the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad over the James River in Richmond, Virginia.
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge - The Historical …
WEBDec 3, 2019 · Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge, 1894. April 1865 image of African American women, only a few days after the end of slavery in Virginia, lounging on the rocks of the James a few yards in front of where you now stand.
History of Richmond's CSX A-Line Train Bridge - Richmond Times …
WEBAug 11, 2024 · Right above the James River, the CSX A-Line train bridge sits as one of the city’s most beautiful sights — one you’ve likely seen on a postcard or T-shirt representing the city. The...
James River Bridge at Richmond, Virginia - structuremag.org
WEBThe great bridge across James River at Richmond, for the accommodation of the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad, may justly be considered as one of the greatest works of its kind in this country, or perhaps in the world.
James River Bridge - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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.
Virginia from Above: James River Railway Bridge - Richmond …
WEBSep 17, 2022 · The James River Railway Bridge, also known as the CSX A-Line bridge, is one of many picturesque places in Richmond that span the James. Its images often are used for posters,...
The Richmond-Petersburg Railroad Bridge - The Historical …
WEBNov 3, 2009 · Completed to Manchester, now part of Richmond, in 1838, the structure was 2,844 feet in length and stood 60 feet above the James River. Constructed primarily out of pine planks, the bridge seemed “air built,” and perhaps dangerous to many Richmonders.
Atlantic Coastline Railroad Bridge - The Historical Marker Database
WEBMay 11, 2019 · The railroad bridge in the distance carries the freight and passenger trains of the CSX Railroad that travel the east coast corridor. The original need for a bridge was to circumvent the slow train traffic that once had to go through downtown Richmond to cross and the James River.
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