Colonial Parkway
View Exhibit mapThe Colonial National Historical Parkway is a 23-mile scenic parkway stretching from the York River at Yorktown VA to the James River at Jamestown VA. It was built between 1930 and 1957 as an integral part of Colonial National Historical Park, connecting Yorktown Battlefield, Colonial Williamsburg, and Historic Jamestown.
As a controlled-access parkway with most intersections by grade-separated interchanges, it involves a number of bridges and one tunnel. They are very similar looking closed-spandrel concrete arch overpass bridges faced with colonial-style dark red brick. They feature molded shape colonial style red brick railings. Some of them also feature a separate walkway for pedestrians on the underneath roadway. The road is carried in a tunnel under Colonial Williamsburg, with the tunnel portals faced with colonial brickwork.
For more information see:
https://www.nps.gov/colo/parkway.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_Parkway
Colonial Parkway - Jones Mill Pond Dam (York County, Virginia)
Built in colonial era; site of skirmish in Civil War Battle of Williamsburg May 5, 1862; raised and widened 1931-1932 to carry Colonial ParkwayDam on Cub Creek carrying Colonial ParkwayOpen to traffic
Colonial Parkway Bridge (Williamsburg, Virginia)
Built 1936Concrete arch bridge over VA 31 (Page Street) on Colonial ParkwayOpen to traffic
Colonial Parkway Bridge (Williamsburg, Virginia)
Built 1936Concrete arch bridge over Colonial Parkway on VA 31 (Page Street) in CascadeOpen to traffic
Colonial Parkway Bridge (Williamsburg, Virginia)
Built 1936Concrete arch bridge over Colonial Parkway on VA 31 (Page Street)Open to traffic
Colonial Parkway I-64 Twin Bridges (York County, Virginia)
Built 1965; I-64 and these bridges widened to 3 lanes each direction ca 2018Pair of closed-spandrel arch bridges over Colonial Parkway on Interstate 64Open to traffic
Colonial Parkway Naval Access Bridge (York County, Virginia)
Built 1962Slab bridge over North Pier Naval Access road and railroad on Colonial ParkwayOpen to traffic above; authorized military traffic only underneath
Colonial Parkway Tunnel (Williamsburg, Virginia)
Built 1942, opened to traffic 1949.Tunnel under Francis Street, Duke of Gloucester Street, and Nicholson Street on Colonial ParkwayOpen to traffic
CSX - Colonial Parkway Bridge (Williamsburg, Virginia)
Built 1936Arch bridge over Colonial Parkway and separate pedestrian walkway on CSX Railroad in WilliamsburgOpen to traffic above and below
Newport Avenue Bridge (Williamsburg, Virginia)
Built 1957Concrete arch bridge over Colonial Parkway on Newport Avenue in WilliamsburgOpen to traffic
Newport Avenue Bridge (Williamsburg, Virginia)
Built 1957Concrete arch bridge over Colonial Parkway on Newport Avenue in WilliamsburgOpen to traffic