John_Lynch_Memorial_Bridge

John Lynch Memorial Bridge
John Lynch Memorial Bridge
Coordinates	37°25′09″N 79°08′20″W
Carried	Personal and Commercial cars and trucks
Crossed	James River
Locale	Madison Heights, Virginia
Named for	John Lynch
Preceded by	An old toll bridge built during Civil War Reconstruction
Followed by	Carter Glass Memorial Bridge
History
Construction start	1916
Construction end	1918
Collapsed	1987
Closed	1987
Replaced	An old roll road
Statistics
Toll	None
Location

John Lynch Memorial Bridge

Bridge in Madison Heights, Virginia

The John Lynch Memorial Bridge crosses the James River as a link between Madison Heights, Virginia (Amherst County) and downtown Lynchburg, Virginia. Prior to the construction of the Carter Glass Memorial Bridge, the John Lynch Memorial Bridge was the only bridge connecting the two areas.

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