Bridge Name: | Carter Glass Memorial Bridge |
Crosses: | James River |
Locale: | Lynchburg, Virginia |
Builder: | T. A. Loving Company |
Open: | 1954 |
Named For: | Carter Glass |
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.