John Lynch Memorial Bridge | |
Carries: | Personal and Commercial cars and trucks |
Crosses: | James River |
Locale: | Madison Heights, Virginia |
Named For: | John Lynch |
Preceded: | An old toll bridge built during Civil War Reconstruction |
Followed: | Carter Glass Memorial Bridge |
Begin: | 1916 |
Complete: | 1918 |
Opening: | --> |
Collapsed: | 1987 |
Closed: | 1987 |
Replaces: | An old roll road |
Toll: | None |
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.
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