James River Bridge, Newport News

Name: James River Bridge
Address: Newport News, United States

#9 among attractions in Newport News

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The James River Bridge is a four-lane divided highway lift bridge across the James River in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Owned and operated by the Virginia Department of Transportation, it carries U.S. Route 17, US 258, and State Route 32 across the river near its mouth at Hampton Roads. The bridge connects Newport News on the Virginia Peninsula with Isle of Wight County in the South Hampton Roads region, and is the easternmost such crossing without a tunnel component. ()

Opened: 1982 (42 years ago)Length: 4.39 miWidth: 68 ftCoordinates: 36°59'6"N, 76°29'26"W

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James River Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Peninsula Town Center, Virginia War Museum, Ferguson Center for the Arts, Victory Arch.

6.7 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Peninsula Town Center, Hampton
172 min walk • Peninsula Town Center is an open air mixed-use development located in the Coliseum Central Business improvement district of Hampton, Virginia in the Hampton Roads region.
3.1 miNE
Museum, Military museum
Virginia War Museum, Newport News
80 min walk • The Virginia War Museum is located in Huntington Park on Warwick Blvd. Newport News, Virginia. The museum contains exhibits on American military history from 1775 to the present.
5.2 miN
Concerts and shows, Performing arts, Concert hall
Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News
134 min walk • The Ferguson Center for the Arts is a theater and concert hall on the campus of Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia, United States. The complex fully opened in September 2005 with two concert halls and many other facilities.
3.3 miE
Park, Monuments and statues
Victory Arch, Newport News
84 min walk • The Newport News Victory Arch is a monument in Newport News, Virginia, erected first in 1919 and then rebuilt in 1962. The Victory Arch was established as a memorial to those who served in the American armed forces during periods of war.
3.2 miNE
Park
Huntington Park, Newport News
82 min walk • Huntington Park is a park located in Newport News, Virginia, USA. It offers a beach, two fishing piers, gardens, tennis, and museums. It is run by the Newport News Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism. It was formed through a 1924 donation to the city of Newport News by Henry E. Huntington.
4.4 miN
Park
The Mariners' Lake, Newport News
113 min walk • The Mariners' Lake is a reservoir which was created as part of the natural park on the grounds of the Mariners' Museum and Park located in the independent city of Newport News in the Hampton Roads region of southeastern Virginia.
4.6 miE
Park
King-Lincoln Park, Newport News
117 min walk • King-Lincoln Park is an 18.8 acre park in Newport News, Virginia. It is maintained by the Newport News Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism.
3.2 miE
Church
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Newport News
82 min walk • St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church is a historic Catholic church complex in Newport News, Virginia, United States. It was built 1916–1917 and is a 1+1⁄2-story, brick, Classical Revival style longitudinal-plan church. It was designed by the Carl Ruehrmurd of Richmond, Virginia.
3.8 miE
Museum, History museum
James A. Fields House, Newport News
98 min walk • James A. Fields House is a historic home located in the Brookville Heights neighborhood in the East End of Newport News, Virginia. It was built in 1897, and is a two-story, Italianate style red brick dwelling on a raised basement.
3.9 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Newmarket North Mall, Hampton
101 min walk • Newmarket North Mall was a mall located in Hampton, Virginia that was developed by The Hahn Company and opened in 1975. Its three anchors were Leggett, Miller & Rhoads, and Sears. In 1989, Goodman Segar Hogan bought the property and began a two-year, $9 million renovation and expansion project.
3.4 miNE
Park
Hilton Pier/Ravine, Newport News
86 min walk • The Hilton Pier/Ravine is a park located in the Hilton Village historic district in Newport News, Virginia. It is maintained by the Newport News Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism.