I haven’t picked up the latest issue of Richmond Magazine which list all the best and worst of Richmond but luckily on RichmondMagazine.com they have quizzed the staff for some of their best and worst. I noticed a couple for our area. Image credit of course goes to Richmond Magazine.
This weekend is the big Dominion Riverrock Outdoor Festival on Brown’s Island but it won’t be contained strictly to Brown’s Island. On Saturday starting at 2:30 the Thule Urban Assault Mountain Bike Race will kick off and as you can see a good chunk of the course runs through our neighborhoods and trails.
The best quote from the article online, since I use this bridge the most. Even the Nickel Bridge (Boulevard Bridge) is on the watch list, it just turned 86 years old. “I think we can get it to a hundred. I think it’s got a lot of life,” said David Caudill with the Richmond Metropolitan [...]
Richmond.com is doing what everyone is doing at the end of the year and making lists. The Nickel Bridge was number 8 on their Top Ten: Richmond in 2010. A Toll-Free Nickel Bridge It’s the only non-expressway toll in the city. Drivers who take the Boulevard Bridge aren’t taking it to shorten their commute or [...]
The RTD has some great pictures of Boulevard aka Nickel Bridge which turned 85 yesterday. I swiped one picture go to the link to see the rest. It was once known as the “Nickel Bridge” for the 5-cent fare. People who bought lots in Westover Hills had free passage across the bridge until 1960. The [...]
Just heard (4:07) from a neighbor that Nickel Bridge is closed both ways due to an accident. Will post more details once I have them. Update 5:38 – Didn’t see anything on any of the traffic sites or news. So I assume all is back to normal.
The Boulevard “Nickel” Bridge will undergo scheduled maintenance beginning Tuesday, May 26 through Tuesday, June 16, daily between 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. During this period, motorists will experience an alternating traffic pattern through the temporary traffic control zone. Drivers should pay special attention to signage in the area, and be prepared to stop for [...]
A test program starting next month by the Richmond Metro Authority will be charging .25 per person to use the bridge. The logic being that more people equal more weight thus a higher toll for a carload than a single driver. Bicyclist and walkers will also be charged this toll. New thermal detecting cameras will [...]
Not much of a news article but Nickle Bridge was mentioned in the paper so I am using it as an excuse to post an old postcard. The bridge was mentioned as having some of the worst potholes in the city. There are some immediately south of the Boulevard Bridge (Nickel Bridge) in the northbound [...]
Why Richmond, Why takes on a little Nickel Bridge history.
