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The John Lynch Memorial Bridge crosses the James River as a link between Madison Heights, Virginia (Amherst County) and downtown Lynchburg, Virginia.Prior to the construction of the Carter Glass Memorial Bridge, the John Lynch Memorial Bridge was the only bridge connecting the two areas.
The bridge was originally constructed around 1853. It was rebuilt or modified in 1866, 1870, 1886, 1899, 1920, 1934, and 1957 to accommodate ever-increasing rail traffic and heavier loads. The original bridge was built by the South Side Railroad during the construction of its line between Petersburg and Lynchburg, and later maintained by the ...
Carter Glass Memorial Bridge crosses the James River between the independent city of Lynchburg and Amherst County, Virginia, Lynchburg Expressway. The bridge carries U.S. Route 29 Business (US 29 Bus.), and it was named in 1949 in honor of former U.S. Senator Carter Glass (1858–1946) of Lynchburg. [1] The bridge was constructed in 1953–1954.
Lynchburg was a deadly place for the worship of God'." That referred to the lack of churches, which was corrected the following year. Itinerant Methodist Francis Asbury visited the town; Methodists built its first church in 1805. Lynchburg hosted the last Virginia Methodist Conference that bishop Asbury attended (February 20, 1815). [11]
The Lynchburg Ferry is a free ferry across the Houston Ship Channel in the U.S. state of Texas, connecting Crosby-Lynchburg Road in Lynchburg to the north with the former State Highway 134 and San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site in La Porte to the south.
Nokesville Truss Bridge: 1882 1978-04-15 Nokesville: Prince William: Single span Pratt truss Norfolk Southern Six Mile Bridge No. 58: 1853, 1870, 1886, 1899, 1920 1995-10-12 Lynchburg: Amherst, Campbell: Pratt truss Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass: 1882
Lynchburg, East of Monacan Bridge US 29: Lynchburg, East of Pedestrian Bridge Blackwater Creek Nature Trail: Lynchburg: Carter Glass Memorial Bridge: US 29 Bus. (Lynchburg Expressway) Lynchburg: 1954 37°24′40″N 79°08′01″W Pedestrian Bridge Blackwater Creek Nature Trail: Lynchburg: John Lynch Memorial Bridge: SR 163: Lynchburg: 1918-1987
Location of Lynchburg in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lynchburg, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register ...