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The bridge is the largest double-swing-span bridge in the United States, and second largest in the world. [1] [2] The toll bridge was named for George P. Coleman, who from 1913 to 1922 was the head of the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation, predecessor to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).
Roads: VDOT's largest responsibility is the maintenance of roads. Filling potholes, storm drain cleaning, water drainage, guard rail replacement, bridge work, tree removal, and trash removal, as well as the maintenance of signs and traffic lights. [4] More than 21,000 bridges and structures [5]
The only vehicular crossing of the York River is the George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge, a swing-type drawbridge which carries U.S. Highway 17 between Yorktown and Gloucester Point. The toll bridge , which was rebuilt and expanded in the mid-1990s, collects a $2 toll for automobile traffic; the fee is collected only from northbound drivers.
U.S. Route 17, also known as George Washington Memorial Highway, is the primary thoroughfare of Yorktown. It carries traffic via the George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge across the York River. York County has grown rapidly, and since the late 20th century, the stretch of U.S. 17 that passes through this area has become a heavily traveled route on ...
Crews will be inspecting the I-83 bridge over Route 30 later in the week, which will result in traffic restrictions on Route 30. The inspection will be done between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesday ...
The George Washington Bridge lower level will be closed eastbound, 11 p.m. Dec. 16 to 8 a.m. Dec. 17. On Route 17, two lanes will be closed for barrier repairs northbound near Route 202 in Mahwah ...
George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge: Virginia DOT: US 17: York River: 3,750.6 1,143.2 $2.00 Cash or E-ZPass (Toll northbound only) South Norfolk Jordan Bridge: United Bridge Partners SR 337: Southern Branch Elizabeth River: 5,375.0 1,638.3 $2.25 Pay-by-Plate or E-ZPass: Veterans Bridge (Chesapeake, Virginia) City of Chesapeake US 17: 5,280.0 ...
Two-way traffic will resume by this weekend, but the opening of temporary lanes will not totally fix the gridlock. Latest on the Washington Bridge closure and when westbound lanes will open Skip ...