CSX Bellwood Subdivision James River Bridge

CSX Bellwood Subdivision James River Bridge
CSX Bellwood Subdivision James River Bridge
Coordinates	37°31′53″N 77°25′54″W / 37.53139°N 77.43167°W
Carries	Bellwood Subdivision
Crosses	Richmond District (Norfolk Southern), James River
Locale	Richmond, Virginia
Characteristics
Design	Plate girder
Total length	1,400 feet (430 m)
History
Construction start	1899
Construction end	April 1900
Location

The CSX Bellwood Subdivision James River Bridge is a plate girder bridge that carries the Bellwood Subdivision over the James River in Richmond, Virginia.^[1] The bridge was built by the Colonial Construction Company using steel from the Pennsylvania Steel Company for the Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina Railroad from 1899 to mid April 1900.^[2]^[3] This bridge was the last link in the long north to south railroad line that became the Seaboard Air Line Railroad.

The bridge begins just south of the Main Street Station and constitutes the middle part of the Triple Crossing, going under the Rivanna Subdivision and over the Richmond District (Norfolk Southern) prior to crossing the James River.

References

^ "Rails Around Richmond". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. July 10, 2018.
^ The Railway Age, Volume 29. 1900. pp. 456–458. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
^ "Through Line North to South Now Complete". The Times. April 22, 1900. Retrieved February 8, 2025.

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