Bridges
Information about Bridges in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1865-07-03, Richmond Commercial Bulletin; pontoon bridges “being no longer needed, from the re-opening of the old route across the river, formerly spanned by May’s bridge,” are being removed
1865-07-31, Richmond Whig; pontoon bridges have been taken up – Mayo’s bridge has rendered them unnecessary
1868-11-14, Richmond Dispatch; Chickahominy river bridge on Mechanicsvill turnpike collapses under the weight of a “big gun” that was to have been mounted at the Cold Harbor National Cemetery
1871-04-25, Richmond Dispatch; long recommendation for Chimborazo to be made into a park. Details as to current ownership, its present use as a Freedmen’s camp, and pre-war use as a “common”
1872-01-26, Richmond Daily State Journal; Danville railroad company proposes to build a bridge across Belle Isle to connect up with the Tredegar Iron Works.
1874, The Falling Flag; Evacuation of Richmond, Retreat and Surrender at Appomattox; detailed Confederate account of the evacuation of Richmond
1877-07, Scribner's Monthly, July 1877; "Richmond Since the War" - good material on Tredegar Iron Works, Belle Isle, Libby Prison, Oakwood Cemetery, and Capital Square
1881-03-18, Richmond Dispatch; speculation that “Springfield,” the Watt House at the Gaines’ Mill battlefield has remained in the same family longer than any other.
1881-07-13, Richmond Dispatch; proposals being taken for the building of a bridge on White Oak Swamp Road near Malvern Hill
1883-04-01, Richmond Dispatch; incredibly detailed recollections of the evacuation of Richmond – gives reliable chronology of events of the fire and occupation

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