VDOT News - Fredericksburg
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IMMEDIATE Darragh Frye 540-899-4119 [email protected] |
FRED-147789 Oct. 2, 2019 |
ELTHAM BRIDGE OPENING THIS AFTERNOON
Route 30 traffic will be stopped in both directions at 4:30 p.m. for marine traffic
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – All Route 30 traffic crossing the Eltham Bridge over the Pamunkey River in West Point will be stopped in both directions at 4:30 p.m. today, Oct. 2, for a drawbridge opening.
The drawbridge is opening for marine traffic as required by the United States Coast Guard.
The timing of the opening may vary between 4:30 ₋ 5 p.m. depending on the vessel’s speed.
The bridge is anticipated to be open for approximately 15 minutes.
The Eltham Bridge connects the Town of West Point and New Kent County.
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VDOT’s 14-county Fredericksburg District includes the counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford in the Fredericksburg area; Northumberland, Richmond, Lancaster and Westmoreland counties in the Northern Neck; Essex, Gloucester, King & Queen, King William, Mathews and Middlesex counties in the Middle Peninsula.
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