Traffic from a 5:30 rush hour bridge opening!!! WTF?!?!?!?!
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Maria T.
Aug 11, 2020
You can't miss this toll bridge if you're driving to Yorktown beach! It spans across the York River connecting Yorktown to the Gloucester Peninsula. This swing bridge is about 3/4 of a mile long and had four lanes making it slightly vexing for lily-livered drivers like me. Have I mentioned I hate crossing bridges?It's claim to fame is that it's the largest double swing-span bridge in the U.S. and is the second largest of its kind in the world! Not bad for a little historic town in Virginia. It was named after George Coleman, head of the Dept. of Highways and Transportation in the early 1900's. There is a bicycle lane crossing if you're courageous enough to brave the traffic! And if you are one of those noble souls, you have my full "support"!
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Apr 28, 2018
Well Yelpers, it's another of our infamous Hampton Roads bridges... This double swing bridge crosses the York river, originally built in 1952, reconstructed and widened in 1995. It carries 4 lanes of US-17 and has a great view of the beach heading south bound on a nice clear hot day. If I'm honest, the bridge is quite impressive when viewed from Riverwalk Landing, you just don't feel it's impressiveness driving over it.If you're North bound out of Yorktown and have an EZ pass, stay in the left lane going over the bridge. Once you reach the tolls on the other side, the two far left "booths" are for you awesome 0.85c commuter special EZ bunch. No EZ pass with 2 axles? That's $2 cash. 3 axles? $3. 4 axles or more? That's $4. Motorcycles? 0.85c for you cool cats.
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