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Varina-Enon Bridge
Bridge in Chesterfield and Henrico counties, Virginia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Varina-Enon Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge which carries Interstate 295 across the James River near Dutch Gap between Henrico County near Richmond and Chesterfield County near Hopewell, Virginia. It was opened to traffic in July 1990.
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Coordinates | 37°22′47″N 77°20′47″W |
Carries | 6 lanes of ![]() |
Crosses | James River |
Locale | Chesterfield and Henrico counties, Virginia |
Maintained by | Virginia Department of Transportation |
Characteristics | |
Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
Total length | 4,680 feet |
Width | 109 feet |
Height | 295 feet [1] |
Longest span | 630 feet |
Clearance above | 409 feet |
Clearance below | 150 feet |
History | |
Opened | July 18, 1990 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 38,977 (2002) |
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The Varina-Enon Bridge has six lanes (three lanes each way) with full right and left shoulders, with 150 feet (46 m) of vertical navigational clearance and 630 feet (190 m) of horizontal navigational clearance. The bridge spans the shipping channel that leads to the Port of Richmond. The overall bridge length is 4,680 feet (1,430 m).
The bridge is owned and maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). It was named for Varina, the original county seat of Henrico County which was located near the north end, and Enon, a small community near the south end in Chesterfield County.
This bridge was also affected by the 1993 tornado that destroyed half of the Historic District of Petersburg, Virginia, a Wal-Mart in nearby Colonial Heights, and damaged portions of the city of Hopewell.