Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-24
COLONIAL HEIGHTS VIADUCT
ISTO BECOME REALITY
Petersburg City Council Adopts Resolution Authoriz.
ing Construction of S250OOO Bridge-RaIroad
Corporation Will Share Cost

PETERSBrRG. VA. May 23.--Af-
ter years OF expectations and pres
arations. the viaduct connecting Co
lonial Iicights with Petersburg. will
soon become Il reality.
The present Ci:y Council and City
Manager have been in office less than
two years. and have performed many
big things. but the erection Of the
big bridge Will hr the biggest they
have accomplished. and Petersburg
tonight. is all ago with excitement
over the announcement The first
real step was taken tonight.
Pnssr. Resolution.
The Council met in special session
touigh, and passed the following
resolution:
THAT viaduct lie built in tho
line of Second Street and Bishops
Bridge substantially in accordance
with plan No. l0,SG0 on file In the Of
flee of the city Manager, said plan
being subject 10 revision IN detail,
the said v!aduct TO provide over
head crossings over The tracks of
the Norfolk and Western Railway in
the line OF Second Street. and over
the tracks OF the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad by means OF Il ramp into 70
cahon,aS, and Il bridge over the APP
pomattuX River To take the place
OF the existing wooden bridge. That
the City Manager be. and he is here
by, authorized and directed to com
municatc TO the railways companies
the action of the Council in locating
this viaduct and to request their
cooperation in it's constructions"
Puts u III Ia Nnilrouds.
This resolution, according to City
Manager BrowulOw. was drawn up
and adopted by the Council In order
TO place II before the railroads and
show the feeling OF the members of
the Council In the matter. While
Mr., brownlow did not discuss the
erection of the bridge for publicity,
further than explaining the purpose
or the resolution, IL is assumed by
The citizens that IL is the frs, real
important step toward the erection
of the bridge, which will be the
biggest Improvement for Petersburg
ia years.
The work OF digging test holes for
the bridge started about ten DAVIS
hSo ana in the meantime City Man
yer Brownlow and city Engineer
hudd went 10 Roanoke for an IN
formal conference with Chief Engi-
n""r Crawford, OF the Norfolk and
western halfway II j. believed that
!" TINS conference was due the udop-
tion OF the resolution tonight. The
railroads contemplate. II is said. be-
coming responsible for Il large par.
of the cost
VIII Cost S25O.O0O.
The bridge connecting Colonial
Heights with Petersburg is expected
L" cost approximately $4,000 and
VIII eliminate the dangerous rail-
road crossing at Union station. 1t
Will put Richmond and Petersburg
closer ny several minutes when the
delays due 10 trains are figured. viii,
eliminate the big hill on the Coloma
Heights side and will be a Crc,,
help To tourists leaving and entering
the city This Improvement is bu.
one of the $l,o0o.oo0 Improvement
plan AS announced by tho Council a
fcw weeks ago. This alone viii be
welcomed 10y the thousands v no have
10 travel over the Petersburg -Ric!.
nond l'ikc every month
!; has been rumorcd FOR some time
that In tho event the new bridge
should be erected the Virginia EJn-
Way and Power Company wouin
eliminate the entrance To the city by
the way Of Grove Avenue, outline.
out the long curve in tn" western
section Of the suburb. but Instead
OF comm. directly across Colouia,
lt"isntN ana having the terminal near
IA" corner OF iiolIingbrook aud second