George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge

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Coordinates: 37 ° 14 ′ 33 "  N , 76 ° 30 ′ 25"  W.

George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge
George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge
The Coleman Bridge from Yorktown towards Gloucester Point
Convicted US Highway 17 .
Crossing of York River
place Gloucester Point and Yorktown , Virginia
Entertained by Virginia Department of Transportation
Building number 000000000019824
construction Swing bridge
overall length 1140 m
Clear height 18 m
opening May 7, 1952; renewed in spring 1995
planner Parsons Brinckerhof
location
George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge (USA)
George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge

The George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge (locally only called Coleman Bridge) is a double swing bridge that crosses the York River between Yorktown and Gloucester Point in the US state of Virginia . It connects the Peninsula and Middle Peninsula regions of Tidewater , Virginia.

The bridge is the only public bridge over the York River, as State Route 33 crosses its two tributaries (the Mattaponi River and the Pamunkey River ) shortly before their confluence at West Point .

It was built in 1952 and expanded and widened in 1995. An alternative method was used for the expansion, in which the construction time could be considerably reduced in order to reduce the time for the complete closure of this important main traffic artery compared to conventional construction methods.

The four-lane trunk road US Route 17 runs on the current 1140 m long double swing bridge.

The movable area is needed to allow ships to access several U.S. military facilities located upstream, most notably the USNavy Naval Weapons Station Yorktown .

The roadways are at their highest point about 27 m above the river.

The bridge is the largest double swing bridge in the United States and the second largest of its type in the world. The bridge was named after George P. Coleman, who was chief of the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation, the forerunner of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), from 1913 to 1922.

The bridge was part of a program that tried to create nesting sites for peregrine falcons in Virginia or to encourage the peregrine falcons to set up their own nesting sites.

The George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge is toll free. The toll is only collected northwards and is used to pay for the bridge extension to four lanes. The tolls are as follows:

  • Commuter (E-ZPass required) 85 ¢
  • Motorcycles 85 ¢
  • two-axle vehicles $ 2
  • three-axle vehicles $ 3
  • Vehicles with four or more axles $ 4

Bicycles are allowed to use the bridge and are exempt from the toll. Cyclists must use the cycle lane set up to the right of the far right lane.

Web links

Commons : George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/george_p_coleman.html
  2. ↑ http://www.roadstothefuture.com/Coleman_Bridge.html
  3. ↑ https://www.ezpassva.com/(S(ox1tlo55jc0pnyfoylhhd245))/TollFacilities/Colemanbridge.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

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