Route 895 Construction

Here's some photos of Route 895 under construction.

Above, looking across river westward, west pier of main span of James River Bridge, and approach viaduct. Taken June 2000. Click for larger image: Large (53K).

Website article with five construction photos, taken by me on same day as photo above - Route 895 Construction - June 2000.

Above, Ramp E, which is the ramp from I-95 northbound to Route 895 eastbound. Taken October 2000. Click for larger image: Large (245K).

Above, Ramp E, which is the ramp from I-95 northbound to Route 895 eastbound. This is the approach to the ramp from I-95 northbound. Taken October 2000.

Above, Ramp E, which is the ramp from I-95 northbound to Route 895 eastbound. This is the approach to the ramp from I-95 northbound. Taken February 24, 2001. The high spans to the center and left of the photo are the Route 895 mainline concrete box girder approach spans which are being built by the precast post-tensioned segmental method, with the segments being placed by the overhead launching truss which is visible as the yellow structure above the approach spans.

Ramp E, taken from a vantage point to the left of the previous photo, same day. Notice the beginning of construction of the main span of the James River Bridge, at right edge of photo.

Above, looking at the beginning of construction of the main span of the James River Bridge, being built by the cast-in-place balanced cantilever method. Taken looking northward from ramp from I-95 northbound to Chippenham Parkway westbound, February 2001. Click for larger image: Large (104K).

My Route 895 Construction Photo Articles

 4 construction photos - Route 895 Construction - March 2001
 4 construction photos - Route 895 Construction - April 2001
10 construction photos - Route 895 Construction - May 2001
 4 construction photos - Route 895 Construction - June 2001
 8 construction photos - Route 895 Construction - July 2001
16 construction photos - Route 895 Construction - August 2001
 6 construction photos - Route 895 Construction - September 2001
24 construction photos - Route 895 Construction - October 2001
 6 construction photos - Route 895 Construction - November 2001
10 construction photos - Route 895 Construction - December 2001
 4 construction photos - Route 895 Construction - January 2002
28 construction photos - Route 895 Construction - February 2002
20 construction photos - Route 895 Construction - March 2002
 3 construction photos - Route 895 Construction - April 2002
12 construction photos - Route 895 Construction - May 2002
26 construction photos - Route 895 Construction - June 2002
 6 construction photos - Route 895 Construction - September 2002

Lead page for Route 895 - Pocahontas Parkway

All photos by Scott Kozel.

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By Scott M. Kozel, Roads to the Future

(Created 11-24-2000, last updated 12-1-2002)