Route VA-288 Construction - May 2002
Here
are photos of Route VA-288 under construction, taken in mid May, 2002.
Above, looking north, heavy excavation for the construction of the VA-288
roadways. Large backhoes and large dump trucks are being used to excavate this
cut. There will be a major earthwork cut in this area, for the highway mainline
roadways that descend downgrade to the James River Bridge. VA-650 River Road
will cross VA-288 on a bridge, and the bridge is being built as can be seen in
the middle of the photo; and River Road is temporarily closed at that point
so that the overpass bridge can be constructed in the same location as the
existing road. This is in Goochland County.
Above, looking south, photo of construction of the 3,642-foot-long VA-288 James
River Bridge, and major earthwork cut on the north side of the river. All
of the bridge columns have been built, and all of the pier caps on top of the columns
have been built. Beams and deck construction
is underway on both bridges. The bridge will be of a concrete girder design
(steel girders for the over-river spans), with two spans each with two lanes and
full right shoulders. North of the river is Goochland County, and south of the
river is Powhatan County.
Above, looking
south, photo of construction of the 3,642-foot-long VA-288 James River Bridge,
and major earthwork cut on the north side of the river. This closer view shows
that all the bridge columns and pier caps have been built, and that both north
bridge abutments have been built. Click on the photo for
large size image (309K) of same photo.
Above, looking
south, photo of construction of the parallel northbound span of the VA-288 Tuckahoe Creek Bridge
in Goochland County about 1/2 mile south of US-250 Broad Street Road. (sorry
about the black-and-white - the scanner did that because of the low light).
©
Copyright 2002 by Scott Kozel, and all photos taken by same. All rights
reserved.
Lead page for Richmond Beltway (I-295 and VA-288)
By Scott M. Kozel, Roads to the Future
(Created 7-1-2002)