George P Coleman Memorial Bridge Traditional Cache
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George P Coleman Memorial Bridge
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Cache is NOT located ON the bridge. Do NOT stop on Rt 17. Container is a small container, camoed to blend with cover.
The George P. Coleman Bridge is a 3,750-foot-long double-swing-span bridge located in Gloucester, Virginia, and the bridge crosses the York River. It is the second largest double swing span bridge in the world.
The Coleman Bridge was built as a 2-lane facility in 1952, and it connects the counties of York and Gloucester. The bridge carries Route US-17, a 4-lane arterial highway through eastern Virginia. George P. Coleman, the bridge's namesake, was the Commissioner (agency head) of the Virginia Department of Highways, from 1913 to 1922.
Due to increasing traffic that had caused the 2-lane bridge to be congested during peak hours, the bridge was widened and reconstructed to 4 lanes, with construction spanning from August 1994 to August 1996.
I had the opportunity just after the re-opening of the bridge ,to be a bridge operator on the Coleman. It always amazed me how much 'stuff happens' , with the touch of one button. Although the controls can be operated manually, most of the time the operation of opening and closing the spans is done in 'auto' mode, a process one must see to appreciate.
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