First Toll Road Span of Main St. is Hoisted into Place

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Coordinates 37.534573, -77.430372

Direction 120° (E)

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Source:: The Valentine
Collection:: Richmond Times-Dispatch Photograph Collection
Date:: 3/3/1958
Region:: Richmond, Virginia
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Description:: Black and white photograph of construction of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike; image shows a crane hoisting portions of a bridge onto cement pilings; Main Street Station is at the left; train bridges are underneath the new structure; policemen monitor traffic on the road below; clipping on verso of print identifies the scene as the first toll road span of Main Street being hoisted into place; Richmond, Virginia. Inscription: stamp __Red date stamp - Mar 3 1958; black "Property of Richmond Times-Dispatch/News Leader" stamp. __Verso Geographic Description: Richmond, Va. --Shockoe Bottom (Richmond, Va.) --Main Street (Richmond, Va.)
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