Manchester Bridge

Dramatic image of the underside of a bridge leading into the city of Richmond, Virginia.... more

by James Drake

Title

Manchester Bridge

Artist

James Drake

Medium

Photograph - Photographic Print

Description

Dramatic image of the underside of a bridge leading into the city of Richmond, Virginia.

Manchester Bridge in Richmond, Virginia carries U.S. Route 60 across the James River.

Its length is 2,906 feet (886 m), and it is unusually wide at 110 feet (33.5 m). This is due to a requirement in the Richmond-Manchester merger agreement of 1910 that a free pedestrian bridge be always provided between the two former cities. (The only other highway and pedestrian bridge between the cities at the time of the merger negotiations was a toll bridge, long a grievance of citizens of Manchester in particular.) The pedestrian walkway of the Manchester Bridge is located in the center, to afford access at the south end via stairs under the roadway without crossing heavy traffic lanes which are not signalled at that location. The north end has traffic signals for pedestrians to cross traffic lanes.

(Source: Wikipedia.org)

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September 9th, 2013